Corporate Reputation: A Combination of Social Responsibility and Industry

Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 11-31

  Melo, Tiago ^a   Garrido Morgado, Alvaro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Competitive advantage; Corporate reputation; Corporate social responsibility; Financial performance; Industry level effect; Multidimensionality

Indexed keywords

EID: 84855738566     PISSN: 15353958     EISSN: 15353966     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/csr.260     Document Type: Article

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