Is corporate social responsibility an entrenchment strategy? Evidence in stakeholder protection environments

Review of Managerial Science

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 89-114

  Martínez Ferrero, Jennifer ^a   García Sánchez, Isabel María ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Corporate social responsibility; Managerial discretion; Stakeholder protection

Indexed keywords

EID: 84895156539     PISSN: 18636683     EISSN: 18636691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11846-014-0120-1     Document Type: Article

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