Ethics and corporate social responsibility - An analysis of the views of Chinese hotel managers

International Journal of Hospitality Management

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 875-885

  Huimin, Gu ^a   Ryan, Chris ^b  

^a BEIJING INTERNATIONAL STUDIES UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

China; CSR; Ethics; Hotels

Indexed keywords

EID: 79958854080     PISSN: 02784319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhm.2011.01.008     Document Type: Article

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