Assessing and advancing foundation transparency: Corporate foundations as a case study

Foundation Review

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Rey García, Marta ^a   Martín Cavanna, Javier ^b   Álvarez González, Luis Ignacio ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF A CORUÑA   (Spain)

^b Compromiso Empresarial Foundation ^*  (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Accountability; Charitable foundations; Compromiso empresarial foundation; Corporate foundations; Corporate philanthropy; Corporate social responsibility; Good governance; Nonprofit organizations; Transparency

Indexed keywords

EID: 85015590338     PISSN: 19445660     EISSN: 19445679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4087/FOUNDATIONREVIEW-D-12-00003.1     Document Type: Article

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