Researches in Corporate Social Responsibility: A Review of Shifting Focus, Paradigms, and Methodologies

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 101, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 343-364

  Taneja, Shallini S ^a   Taneja, Pawan Kumar ^b   Gupta, Rajen K ^a  

^a MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE   (India)

^b International Institute of Health Management Research   (India)

Author keywords

corporate social performance; corporate social responsibility (CSR); literature review; methodological review; paradigm shifts; research paradigms

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960318849     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-010-0732-6     Document Type: Article

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