Corporate social responsibility and organizational effectiveness of insurance companies in Nigeria

Journal of Risk Finance

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 156-167

  Olowokudejo, Folake ^a   Aduloju, S A ^a   Oke, S A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Corporate social responsibility; Insurance companies; Nigeria; Organizational effectiveness; Organizational performance

Indexed keywords

EID: 85015428040     PISSN: 15265943     EISSN: 09657967     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/15265941111136914     Document Type: Article

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