Trade associations and corporate social responsibility: Evidence from the UK water and film industries

Business Ethics

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 171-195

  Schaefer, Anja ^a   Kerrigan, Finola ^b  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 80054854183     PISSN: 09628770     EISSN: 14678608     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8608.2008.00530.x     Document Type: Article

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