Integrating CSR Initiatives in Business: An Organizing Framework

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 75-92

  Yuan, Wenlong ^a   Bao, Yongjian ^a   Verbeke, Alain ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

core periphery thesis; corporate social responsibility; fit; integrating CSR in business

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959597437     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-010-0710-z     Document Type: Article

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