A Global Analysis of Corporate Social Performance: The Effects of Cultural and Geographic Environments

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 107, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 423-433

  Ho, Foo Nin ^a   Wang, Hui Ming Deanna ^a   Vitell, Scott J ^b  

^a SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

Author keywords

Corporate social performance; Corporate social responsibility; Cross regional comparison; Cross cultural comparison; Hofstede cultural dimensions

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860546392     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-011-1047-y     Document Type: Article

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