Institutionalizing idealism: the adoption of CSR practices

Journal of Global Responsibility

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 366-381

  Haberberg, Adrian ^a   Gander, Jonathan ^b   Helm, Alison Clive Clive ^c   Rieple, Alison ^c   Martin‐Castilla, Juan‐Ignacio ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b KINGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Corporate social responsibility; Management culture; Organizational behaviour; Organizations

Indexed keywords

EID: 84883424042     PISSN: 20412568     EISSN: 20412576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/20412561011079443     Document Type: Article

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