Corporate responsibility for sustainable development: A review and conceptual comparison of market- and stakeholder-oriented strategies

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 43, Issue , 2013, Pages 191-198

  Heikkurinen, Pasi ^a,b   Bonnedahl, Karl Johan ^c  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^c UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Corporate responsibility; Market orientation; Stakeholder orientation; Strategy; Strong sustainability; Sustainability; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY; MARKET ORIENTATION; STAKEHOLDER ORIENTATIONS; STRATEGY; STRONG SUSTAINABILITY;

COMMERCE; INDUSTRY; PLANNING;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84874746279     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2012.12.021     Document Type: Article

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