How do consumers infer corporate social responsibility? The role of organisation size

Journal of Consumer Behaviour

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 282-293

  Green, Todd ^a   Peloza, John ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84905005502     PISSN: 14720817     EISSN: 14791838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cb.1466     Document Type: Article

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