Salient stakeholders in corporate social responsibility reporting by Chinese mining and minerals companies

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 59-69

  Dong, Shidi ^a   Burritt, Roger ^b   Qian, Wei ^b  

^a ZHONGNAN UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS AND LAW   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

China; CSR reporting; Mining and minerals industry; Stakeholder salience; Stakeholder theory

Indexed keywords

MINERAL INDUSTRY; MINERALS; PUBLIC POLICY;

CHINA; CSR REPORTING; MINERALS INDUSTRY; STAKEHOLDER SALIENCE; STAKEHOLDER THEORY;

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS;

EID: 84922926796     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.01.012     Document Type: Article

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