CSR dynamics in South Korea and Japan: A comparative analysis

Corporate Social Responsibility: A Case Study Approach

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 123-147

  Choi, Seungho ^a   Aguilera, Ruth V ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

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