Corporate social reporting in Malaysia: A case of mimicking the West or succumbing to local pressure

Social Responsibility Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 358-375

  Amran, Azlan ^a   SitiNabiha, A K ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Annual reports; Corporate social responsibility; Malaysia; Managers; Public sector organizations

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993080677     PISSN: 17471117     EISSN: 1758857X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17471110910977285     Document Type: Article

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