Different Talks with Different Folks: A Comparative Survey of Stakeholder Dialog in Germany, Italy, and the U.S

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 100, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 381-404

  Habisch, André ^a   Patelli, Lorenzo ^b   Pedrini, Matteo ^c   Schwartz, Christoph ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF EICHSTÄTT INGOLSTADT   (Germany)

^b BENEDICTINE COLLEGE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE   (Italy)

Author keywords

corporate social responsibility; international study; stakeholder dialog; sustainability reporting

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957818310     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-010-0686-8     Document Type: Article

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