Little big firms? Corporate social responsibility in small businesses that do not compete against big ones

Business Ethics

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 30-44

  Fitjar, Rune Dahl ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF STAVANGER   (Norway)

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EID: 80054822140     PISSN: 09628770     EISSN: 14678608     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8608.2010.01610.x     Document Type: Article

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