Integral responsibilities for a responsive and sustainable practice in organization and management

Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 137-150

  Küpers, Wendelin M ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Corporate social responsibility; Integration; Responsibility; Responsiveness; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957537405     PISSN: 15353958     EISSN: 15353966     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/csr.272     Document Type: Article

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