Corporate perceptions of sustainability challenges in developed and developing countries: Constituting a CSR divide?

Social Responsibility Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 257-281

  Barkemeyer, Ralf ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Corporate social responsibility; Globalization; Governance; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959622512     PISSN: 17471117     EISSN: 1758857X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17471111111141521     Document Type: Article

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