A social licence to operate: Corporate social responsibility, local communities and the constitution of global production networks

Global Networks

Volumn 15, Issue s1, 2015, Pages S109-S128

  Mayes, Robyn ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

COMMUNITY; CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; GLOBAL PRODUCTION NETWORKS; RESOURCE EXTRACTION; SOCIAL LICENCE TO OPERATE (SLO)

Indexed keywords

EXTRACTION; MINERAL RESOURCES; MINERALS;

COMMUNITY; CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES (CSR); GLOBAL PRODUCTION NETWORKS; RESOURCE EXTRACTION; SOCIAL LICENCE TO OPERATE (SLO);

MINERAL INDUSTRY;

CORPORATE STRATEGY; EXPLOITATION; GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; NICKEL; PRODUCTION SYSTEM; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RURAL AREA;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84938677222     PISSN: 14702266     EISSN: 14710374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/glob.12090     Document Type: Article

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