Students' perceptions regarding CSR success of the US forest products industry

Social Responsibility Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 18-32

  Panwar, Rajat ^a   Hansen, Eric ^b   Anderson, Roy ^b  

^a NORTHLAND COLLEGE   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Corporate image; Forest products; Individual perception; Social responsibility; Students

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993111544     PISSN: 17471117     EISSN: 1758857x     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17471111011024522     Document Type: Article

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