The Role of Infomediaries: CSR in the Business Press During 2000-2009

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 103, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 221-237

  Grafström, Maria ^a   Windell, Karolina ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

business press; corporate social responsibility (CSR); infomediary; media

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052395530     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-011-0862-5     Document Type: Article

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