Corporate social responsibility: The role of Fortune 100 companies in domestic and international natural disasters

Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 352-369

  Johnson, Brian R ^a   Connolly, Eric ^b   Carter, Timothy S ^c  

^a GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Corporate social responsibility; CSR; Disasters; Emergency management; Stakeholders

Indexed keywords

EID: 81255189582     PISSN: 15353958     EISSN: 15353966     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/csr.253     Document Type: Article

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