Stakeholders' Influence and Contribution to Social Standards Development: The Case of Multiple Stakeholder Approach to ISO 26000 Development

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 111, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 265-279

  Balzarova, Michaela A ^a   Castka, Pavel ^b  

^a LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Environmental responsibility; ISO 26000; Production and evolution of standards; Social responsibility; Stakeholders

Indexed keywords

EID: 84870313068     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-012-1206-9     Document Type: Article

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