Corporate social responsibility (CSR) practices of foreign and local companies in Ghana

Thunderbird International Business Review

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 521-536

  Kuada, John ^a   Hinson, Robert E ^b  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GHANA BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Ghana)

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EID: 84862737471     PISSN: 10964762     EISSN: 15206874     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/tie.21481     Document Type: Article

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