Communicating Corporate Social Responsibility - A Case of CSR Communication in Emerging Economies

Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 65-80

  Amaladoss, Martin Xavier ^a   Manohar, Hansa Lysander ^a  

^a ANNA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Communicating CSR; CSR; CSR communication; CSR in emerging economies; CSR in India; CSR in RIL; Stakeholder communication; Sustainability communication

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874188991     PISSN: 15353958     EISSN: 15353966     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/csr.287     Document Type: Article

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