Exploring the influence of national cultural context on CSR implementation

Journal of Fashion Marketing and Management

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 141-160

  Perry, Patsy ^a  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Corporate social responsibility; Developing countries; Fashion; Garment industry; National cultures; Sri Lanka; Supply chain management

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860578157     PISSN: 13612026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13612021211222806     Document Type: Article

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