Corporate social responsibility in cruising: Using materiality analysis to create shared value

Tourism Management

Volumn 53, Issue , 2016, Pages 175-186

  Font, Xavier ^a   Guix, Mireia ^b   Bonilla Priego, Ma Jesús ^c  

^a LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITAT RAMON LLULL   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD REY JUAN CARLOS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Corporate governance; Corporate reporting; Global reporting initiative; Stakeholder engagement; Stakeholder management

Indexed keywords

CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; CORPORATE STRATEGY; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; STAKEHOLDER; TOURISM MANAGEMENT;

VINDULA ARSINOE;

EID: 84944698841     PISSN: 02615177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tourman.2015.10.007     Document Type: Article

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