Corporate social responsibility at the base of the pyramid

Journal of Business Research

Volumn 66, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1904-1914

  Arnold, Denis G ^a   Valentin, Andres ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Base of the pyramid; Capabilities; Corporate social responsibility; Empowerment; Ethical CSR; Exploitation; Human rights; International business; Legitimacy; Poverty

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878639810     PISSN: 01482963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2013.02.012     Document Type: Article

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