Do ethical and sustainable practices matter?: Effects of corporate citizenship on business performance in the hospitality industry

International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 930-947

  Wang, Chung Jen ^a  

^a MINGDAO UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Business performance; Corporate citizenship; Corporate social responsibility; Ethics; Hospitality; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

EID: 84926345354     PISSN: 09596119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/IJCHM-01-2013-0001     Document Type: Article

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