The corporate social responsibility-financial performance link in the U.S. restaurant industry: Do economic conditions matter?

International Journal of Hospitality Management

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 2-10

  Lee, Seoki ^a   Singal, Manisha ^b   Kang, Kyung Ho ^c  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PAMPLIN COLLEGE OF BUSINESS   (United States)

^c Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Corporate social responsibility; Economic conditions; Moderating effect; Non operation related CSR; Operation related CSR

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872379388     PISSN: 02784319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhm.2012.03.007     Document Type: Article

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