The relationship between corporate diversification and corporate social performance

Strategic Management Journal

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 94-109

  Kang, Jingoo ^a  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

corporate social performance; geographic diversification; product diversification; stakeholder management; stakeholder theory

Indexed keywords

GEOGRAPHIC DIVERSIFICATION; PRODUCT DIVERSIFICATION; SOCIAL PERFORMANCE; STAKEHOLDER MANAGEMENT; STAKEHOLDER THEORY;

PROFITABILITY;

INDUSTRY;

EID: 84870514978     PISSN: 01432095     EISSN: 10970266     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smj.2005     Document Type: Article

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