A Social Connection Approach to Corporate Responsibility: The Case of the Fast-Food Industry and Obesity

Business and Society

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 300-332

  Schrempf, Judith ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND   (United States)

Author keywords

consumption; corporate responsibility; fast food; obesity; social connection

Indexed keywords

EID: 84893871211     PISSN: 00076503     EISSN: 14678594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0007650312449577     Document Type: Article

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