Investigating the Drivers of Corporate Social Responsibility in the Global Tea Supply Chain: A Case Study of Eastern Produce Limited in Malawi

Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 165-178

  Mzembe, Andrew Ngawenja ^a   Lindgreen, Adam ^b   Maon, François ^c   Vanhamme, Joëlle ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HUDDERSFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c IESEG SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT   (France)

^d EDHEC BUSINESS SCHOOL   (France)

Author keywords

Corporate social responsibility; Global supply chain; Malawi; Stakeholder engagement; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

EID: 84923673712     PISSN: 15353958     EISSN: 15353966     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/csr.1370     Document Type: Article

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