Perfect or Imperfect Duties? Developing a Moral Responsibility Framework for Corporate Sustainability from the Consumer Perspective

Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 326-340

  Jung, Sojin ^a   Ha Brookshire, Jung ^b  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

consumer; corporate sustainability; imperfect duty; moral responsibility; perfect duty; sustainable development

Indexed keywords

EID: 85014588168     PISSN: 15353958     EISSN: 15353966     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/csr.1414     Document Type: Article

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