How global is international CSR research? Insights and recommendations from a systematic review

Journal of World Business

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2017, Pages 591-614

  Pisani, Niccolò ^a   Kourula, Arno ^a   Kolk, Ans ^a   Meijer, Renske ^a  

^a Business School   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Corporate social responsibility; Developing countries; Emerging countries; International business; Multinational; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

EID: 85025676419     PISSN: 10909516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jwb.2017.05.003     Document Type: Review

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