Terminology Matters: A Critical Exploration of Corporate Social Responsibility Terms

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 116, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 615-627

  Baden, Denise ^a   Harwood, Ian A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Corporate social responsibility; Ethical footprint; Instrumental CSR; Moral muteness; Semiotics; Terminology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84884596833     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-012-1498-9     Document Type: Review

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