Perception of corporate social responsibility: The case of Chinese international contractors

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 107, Issue , 2015, Pages 185-194

  Wu, Chun Lin ^a   Fang, Dong Ping ^a   Liao, Pin Chao ^a   Xue, Jia Wei ^a   Li, Yan ^b   Wang, Tao ^c  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Sinohydro Group Ltd   (China)

^c CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF FINANCE AND ECONOMICS   (China)

Author keywords

Benchmarking analysis; Corporate social responsibility; International contractor; Perception

Indexed keywords

BENCHMARKING; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; PHILOSOPHICAL ASPECTS; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; REGULATORY COMPLIANCE; SENSORY PERCEPTION; SURVEYS;

BUSINESS ACTIVITIES; BUSINESS DECISIONS; CHINESE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES (CSR); INTERNATIONAL CONSTRUCTION; OVERSEAS OPERATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEYS; STAKEHOLDER THEORY;

CONTRACTORS;

EID: 84942981338     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2015.04.143     Document Type: Article

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