Determinants influencing CSR practices in small and medium sized MNE subsidiaries: A stakeholder perspective

Journal of World Business

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 192-204

  Park, Byung Il ^a   Ghauri, Pervez N ^b  

^a Hankuk University of Foreign Studies   (South Korea)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Corporate social responsibility; Korea; Multinational enterprises; Stakeholder

Indexed keywords

EID: 84919682500     PISSN: 10909516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jwb.2014.04.007     Document Type: Article

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