The social responsibility of international business: From ethics and the environment to CSR and sustainable development

Journal of World Business

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 23-34

  Kolk, Ans ^a  

^a University of Amsterdam Business School   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Corporate social responsibility; Human rights; Multinationals; Poverty; Stakeholders; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

EID: 84940882535     PISSN: 10909516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jwb.2015.08.010     Document Type: Article

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