Social dimension of sustainability in retail: case studies of small and medium Brazilian supermarkets

Social Responsibility Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 237-251

  Marques, Fbio ^a   Sérgio Miranda Mendonça, Paulo ^a   José Chiappetta Jabbour, Charbel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Economic sustainability; Retailers; Social responsibility; Supermarkets

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992944847     PISSN: 17471117     EISSN: 1758857x     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17471111011051748     Document Type: Article

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