Beyond philanthropy: Corporate social responsibility in the Nigerian insurance industry

Social Responsibility Journal

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 538-548

  Obalola, Musa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Corporate social responsibility; Insurance; Nigeria; Philanthropy

Indexed keywords

EID: 85011003095     PISSN: 17471117     EISSN: 1758857x     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17471110810909939     Document Type: Article

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