Corporate social responsibility in the 1920s: An institutional perspective

Journal of Management History

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 55-73

  Govekar, Paul L ^a   Hoffman, Richard C ^a  

^a Salisbury University   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Business ethics; Management theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986078090     PISSN: 17511348     EISSN: 17587751     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17511340710715179     Document Type: Review

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