CSR for sustainable development: CSR beneficiary positioning and impression management motivation

Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 14-27

  Kim, Moon Seop ^a   Kim, Dong Tae ^b   Kim, Jae Il ^c  

^a Keimyung University   (South Korea)

^b Korea University of Technology and Education   (South Korea)

^c Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Beneficiary positioning; Corporate social responsibility (CSR); Impression management motivation; Self benefit; Self monitoring; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

EID: 84892535880     PISSN: 15353958     EISSN: 15353966     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/csr.1300     Document Type: Article

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