The dilemmas of internationalization: Corporate social responsibility in the multinational corporation

British Journal of Management

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 4-22

  Bondy, Krista ^a   Starkey, Ken ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84891494266     PISSN: 10453172     EISSN: 14678551     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8551.2012.00840.x     Document Type: Article

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