Corporate Social Responsibility in Agribusiness: Literature Review and Future Research Directions

Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 673-696

  Luhmann, Henrike ^a   Theuvsen, Ludwig ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Agribusiness; Corporate social responsibility; Literature review

Indexed keywords

EID: 84970024879     PISSN: 11877863     EISSN: 1573322X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10806-016-9620-0     Document Type: Review

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