The Current State of Corporate Social Responsibility Among Industrial Companies in Malaysia

Social Responsibility Journal

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 9-18

  Janggu, Tamoi ^a   Joseph, Corina ^a   Madi, Nero ^a  

^a University of Technology Mara   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Business environment; Corporate social responsibility; Disclosure; Information disclosure; Malaysia

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992972089     PISSN: 17471117     EISSN: 1758857x     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17471110710835536     Document Type: Article

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