Corporate social responsibility in China: A preferential stakeholder model and effects

Business Strategy and the Environment

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 471-483

  Xun, Jiyao ^a  

^a XI AN JIAOTONG LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

China; Consumer; Corporate social responsibility; Emerging economies; Government; Multinational companies; Preferential stakeholder model; Retail

Indexed keywords

CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; CORPORATE STRATEGY; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; LEAST SQUARES METHOD; MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISE; NUMERICAL MODEL; STAKEHOLDER; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

CHINA;

EID: 84887614195     PISSN: 09644733     EISSN: 10990836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bse.1757     Document Type: Article

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