Corporate social responsibility reporting and firm performance: evidence from China

Journal of Management and Governance

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 503-523

  Cheng, Suwina ^a   Lin, Kenny Z ^a   Wong, William ^a  

^a LINGNAN UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Accounting and market based firm performance; China; Corporate social responsibility; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

EID: 84921417317     PISSN: 13853457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10997-015-9309-1     Document Type: Article

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