The perceived trade-off between corporate social and economic responsibility: A cross-national study

International Journal of Cross Cultural Management

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 279-302

  Usunier, Jean Claude ^a   Furrer, Olivier ^b   Furrer Perrinjaquet, Amandine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

comparative management; corporate governance; corporate social responsibility; cross cultural research

Indexed keywords

EID: 83755219399     PISSN: 14705958     EISSN: 17412838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1470595811413102     Document Type: Article

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