Corporate social responsibility in Romanian companies - between perceptions and reality

Amfiteatru Economic

Volumn 13, Issue 29, 2011, Pages 43-55

  Obrad, Ciprian ^a   Petcu, Dalia ^b   Gherheş, Vasile ^b   Suciu, Sorin ^c  

^a WEST UNIVERSITY OF TIMISOARA   (Romania)

^b Universitatea Tibiscus din Timisoara   (Romania)

^c POLITEHNICA UNIVERSITY OF TIMISOARA   (Romania)

Author keywords

Communication; Corporate social responsibility; Social reporting; Transparency

Indexed keywords

EID: 84905080810     PISSN: 15829146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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