Corporate social responsibility (CSR) reporting by multinational corporations (MNCS) subsidiaries in an emerging country

Corporate Ownership and Control

Volumn 9, Issue 1 A, 2011, Pages 96-114

  Momin, Mahmood Ahmed ^a   Hossain, Mohammed ^b  

^a AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Corporate social responsibility; Emerging country; Multinational corporations

Indexed keywords

EID: 84883559262     PISSN: 17279232     EISSN: 18103057     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.22495/cocv9i1art6     Document Type: Article

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