Corporate social responsibility or government regulation? evidence on oil spill prevention

Ecology and Society

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2012, Pages

  Frynas, Jedrzej G ^a  

^a MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Corporate social responsibility; Oil spill prevention; Oil spills; Petroleum; Regulation; Voluntary regulation

Indexed keywords

GAS INDUSTRY; GOVERNMENT; OIL INDUSTRY; OIL SPILL RESPONSE; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION; VOLUNTARY APPROACH;

EID: 84872001889     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17083087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5751/ES-05073-170404     Document Type: Article

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