Corporate social responsibility and firm performance in South Africa

South African Journal of Business Management

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-12

  Demetriades, K ^a   Auret, C J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

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EID: 84898732271     PISSN: 20785585     EISSN: 20785976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4102/sajbm.v45i1.113     Document Type: Article

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