Evaluating the drivers of corporate social responsibility in the mining industry with multi-criteria approach: A multi-stakeholder perspective

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 214-232

  Govindan, Kannan ^a   Kannan, Devika ^b   Shankar, K Madan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

CSR; Fuzzy DEMATEL; Indian mining industry

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; MINERAL INDUSTRY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES (CSR); CSR; FUZZY DEMATEL; INDUSTRIAL ENVIRONMENTS; MULTI-CRITERIA APPROACH; MULTI-CRITERIA DECISION MAKING; MULTI-STAKEHOLDER PERSPECTIVES; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES;

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS;

EID: 84922882461     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2013.12.065     Document Type: Article

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