The social irresponsibility of international business: A novel conceptualization

Progress in International Business Research

Volumn 8, Issue , 2014, Pages 141-171

  Giuliani, Elisa ^a   Macchi, Chiara ^b   Fiaschi, Davide ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b SCUOLA SUPERIORE SANT ANNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Corporate social irresponsibility; Human rights abuses; International business; Multinational enterprises (MNEs); Unethical conduct

Indexed keywords

EID: 84901507450     PISSN: 17458862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1108/S1745-8862(2013)0000008012     Document Type: Article

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