Competitiveness as a Strategic Outcome of Corporate Social Responsibility

Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 364-376

  Marín, Longinos ^a   Rubio, Alicia ^a   de Maya, Salvador Ruiz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Competitiveness; CSR; Industry; Strategy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84870250037     PISSN: 15353958     EISSN: 15353966     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/csr.1288     Document Type: Article

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