The scoop on Ben & Jerry's Inc.: An examination of corporate social responsibility

Journal of Managerial Psychology

Volumn 13, Issue , 1998, Pages 387-393

  Dennis, Bryan S ^a   Neck, Christopher P ^a   Goldsby, Michael G ^b  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN INDIANA   (United States)

Author keywords

Corporate image; Media; Social responsibility

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986078116     PISSN: 02683946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02683949810224363     Document Type: Article

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