The Impact of Corporate Social Responsibility on Organizational Commitment: Exploring Multiple Mediation Mechanisms

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 125, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 563-580

  Farooq, Omer ^a   Payaud, Marielle ^b   Merunka, Dwight ^a,c   Valette Florence, Pierre ^d  

^a KEDGE BUSINESS SCHOOL   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^c AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^d IAE de Grenoble   (France)

Author keywords

Corporate social responsibility; Organizational identification; Organizational trust; Social exchange; Social identity; South Asia

Indexed keywords

EID: 84886060959     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-013-1928-3     Document Type: Article

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