Corporate social responsibility in luxury manufacturer supply chains: An exploratory investigation of a Scottish cashmere garment manufacturer

International Journal of Retail and Distribution Management

Volumn 41, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 961-972

  Towers, Neil ^a,b   Perry, Patsy ^a   Chen, Rong ^a  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ESSCA SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

Case study; Corporate social responsibility; Luxury brands; SME brand manufacturer

Indexed keywords

EID: 84886083034     PISSN: 09590552     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/IJRDM-05-2013-0100     Document Type: Article

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