Turning corporate social responsibility-driven opportunities in competitive advantages: A two-dimensional model

Knowledge and Process Management

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 50-58

  Calabrese, Armando ^a   Costa, Roberta ^a   Menichini, Tamara ^a   Rosati, Francesco ^a   Sanfelice, Gaetano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

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EID: 84874078392     PISSN: 10924604     EISSN: 10991441     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/kpm.1401     Document Type: Article

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