Corporate social responsibility, product differentiation strategy and export performance

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 91, Issue SUPPL 2, 2010, Pages 325-346

  Boehe, Dirk Michael ^a   Cruz, Luciano Barin ^b  

^a INSPER INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (Brazil)

^b HEC MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

CSR; Developing and emerging economies; Differentiation strategy; Export performance

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875395547     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-010-0613-z     Document Type: Article

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