Configuration of External Influences: The Combined Effects of Institutions and Stakeholders on Corporate Social Responsibility Strategies

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 281-298

  Lee, Min Dong Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

corporate social responsibility; corporate social strategy; institutional theory; stakeholder theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 79961209543     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-011-0814-0     Document Type: Article

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