Does corporate social responsibility influence profit margins? a case study of executive perceptions

Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 263-274

  Blomgren, Atle ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF STAVANGER   (Norway)

Author keywords

Business case for CSR; CSR; Textile industry

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053422873     PISSN: 15353958     EISSN: 15353966     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/csr.246     Document Type: Article

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