Values and Corporate Social Responsibility Perceptions of Chinese University Students

Journal of Academic Ethics

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 57-82

  Wang, Lei ^a   Juslin, Heikki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

China; CSR; Education; Perception; Values

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862803169     PISSN: 15701727     EISSN: 15728544     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10805-012-9148-5     Document Type: Article

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