Corporate social responsibility in times of recession: Changing discourses and implications for policy and practice

Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 294-305

  Ellis, Louise ^a   Bastin, Claire ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Corporate social responsibility (CSR); Discourse; Economic downturn; Environmental policy; Language; Sustainability; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053405730     PISSN: 15353958     EISSN: 15353966     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/csr.254     Document Type: Article

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