Corporate Social Responsibility and Corporate Governance: Role of Context in International Settings

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 122, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-24

  Young, Suzanne ^a   Thyil, Vijaya ^b  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Corporate social responsibility; Governance; India; Institutional theory; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

EID: 84902820087     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-013-1745-8     Document Type: Article

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