Philanthropic disaster relief giving as a response to institutional pressure: Evidence from China

Journal of Business Research

Volumn 64, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1377-1382

  Gao, Yongqiang ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

China; Corporate philanthropy; Disaster relief; Institutional pressure; Wenchuan earthquake

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052904195     PISSN: 01482963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2010.12.003     Document Type: Article

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