The ISO 26000 guidance on social responsibility international standard: What are the business governance implications?

Corporate Governance (Bingley)

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 305-317

  Hemphill, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN FLINT   (United States)

Author keywords

Boards of directors; Competitive strategy; Governance; International standards; Social responsibility; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878878518     PISSN: 14720701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/CG-08-2011-0062     Document Type: Article

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