Effects of local legitimacy on certification decisions to global and national CSR standards by multinational subsidiaries and domestic firms

Journal of International Business Studies

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 382-397

  Husted, Bryan W ^a   Montiel, Ivan ^b   Christmann, Petra ^c  

^a SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND SCIENCES   (Mexico)

^b LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c RUTGERS BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

corporate social responsibility; emerging markets countries economies; geographic distance; liability of foreignness; location strategy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84960888196     PISSN: 00472506     EISSN: 14786990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/jibs.2016.3     Document Type: Article

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