Managing corporate sustainability and CSR: A conceptual framework combining values, strategies and instruments contributing to sustainable development

Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 258-271

  Baumgartner, Rupert J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

Corporate sustainability management; CSR; Framework for strategic sustainable development; Management instruments; Organisational culture; Strategy; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

EID: 84925945774     PISSN: 15353958     EISSN: 15353966     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/csr.1336     Document Type: Article

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