Legitimacy, visibility, and the antecedents of corporate social performance: An investigation of the instrumental perspective

Journal of Management

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1558-1585

  Chiu, Shih Chi ^a   Sharfman, Mark ^b  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

corporate social responsibility; institutional theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053502233     PISSN: 01492063     EISSN: 15571211     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0149206309347958     Document Type: Article

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