Corporate social performance of construction contractors in China: Evidences from major firms

Proceedings of the 16th International Symposium on Advancement of Construction Management and Real Estate, CRIOCM 2011

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 125-130

  Ye, Kunhui ^a,b   Xiong, Bo ^a  

^a CHONGQING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

China; Comparative study; Construction contractors; Corporate social performanc; Corporate social responsibility

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

CHINA; COMPARATIVE STUDIES; CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTORS; CORPORATE SOCIAL PERFORMANC; CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES (CSR);

CONTRACTORS;

EID: 84894249307     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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