Firms' corporate social responsibility behavior: An integration of institutional and profit maximization approaches

Journal of International Business Studies

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 670-698

  Young, Susan L ^a   Makhija, Mona V ^b  

^a SETON HALL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

apparel; corporate social responsibility; hierarchical linear modeling; institutional environment; institutional theory; labor practices; multilevel analysis; national culture; profit maximization

Indexed keywords

EID: 84904471586     PISSN: 00472506     EISSN: 14786990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/jibs.2014.29     Document Type: Article

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