Corporate social responsibility and developing countries: Moving the critical CSR research agenda in Africa forward

Progress in Development Studies

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-18

  Idemudia, Uwafiokun ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Africa; Bottom up analysis; Corporate social responsibility; Critical; Development

Indexed keywords

BOTTOM-UP APPROACH; CORPORATE STRATEGY; DEVELOPING WORLD; MATURATION; PRIORITIZATION; RESEARCH WORK; STATE ROLE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

AFRICA;

EID: 80051707090     PISSN: 14649934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/146499341001100101     Document Type: Article

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