Corporate community involvement in Bangladesh: An empirical study

Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 41-51

  Sharmin, Shuchita ^a   Khan, Niaz Ahmed ^a   Belal, Ataur Rahman ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DHAKA   (Bangladesh)

^b ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Collaborative betterment and empowerment; Corporate community involvement (CCI); Corporate social responsibility (CSR); Stakeholder engagement

Indexed keywords

EID: 84892535843     PISSN: 15353958     EISSN: 15353966     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/csr.1304     Document Type: Article

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