Rediscovering howard r. bowen's legacy: The unachieved agenda and continuing relevance of social responsibilities of the businessman

Business and Society

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 607-646

  Acquier, Aurélien ^a   Gond, Jean Pascal ^b   Pasquero, Jean ^c  

^a ESCP EUROPE   (France)

^b HEC MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

business history; corporate social responsibility (CSR); Howard R. Bowen

Indexed keywords

EID: 84155189666     PISSN: 00076503     EISSN: 14678594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0007650311419251     Document Type: Article

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