Drivers and barriers of CSR and the size and internationalization of firms

Social Responsibility Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 234-256

  Laudal, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STAVANGER   (Norway)

Author keywords

Corporate social responsibility; International business; Multinational companies; Norway; Organizational change; Small to medium sized enterprises

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959606837     PISSN: 17471117     EISSN: 1758857X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17471111111141512     Document Type: Article

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