Stakeholder Perspectives on CSR of Mining MNCs in Argentina

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 106, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 191-211

  Yakovleva, Natalia ^a   Vazquez Brust, Diego ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Corporate social responsibility; Corporate social responsibility orientation; Mining; Stakeholders

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858702460     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-011-0989-4     Document Type: Article

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