Conceptualising social risk and business risk associated with private sector development projects

Journal of Risk Research

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 581-601

  Graetz, Geordan ^a   Franks, Daniel M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Corporate social responsibility; Relationships; Rights; Risk management; Risk perception

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; RISK MANAGEMENT;

BUSINESS LEADERS; CORPORATE RISK MANAGEMENTS; CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES (CSR); DEVELOPMENT PROJECT; EMPIRICAL RISKS; PRIVATE SECTORS; RELATIONSHIPS; RIGHTS;

RISK PERCEPTION;

EID: 84921922336     PISSN: 13669877     EISSN: 14664461     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13669877.2014.1003323     Document Type: Article

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