Does product market competition foster corporate social responsibility? Evidence from trade liberalization

Strategic Management Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 1469-1485

  Flammer, Caroline ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

competitive strategy; corporate social responsibility; difference in differences; product market competition; trade liberalization

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION;

COMPETITIVE STRATEGY; CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES (CSR); DIFFERENCE-IN-DIFFERENCES; PRODUCT MARKET COMPETITIONS; TRADE LIBERALIZATIONS;

COMMERCE;

EID: 85028219062     PISSN: 01432095     EISSN: 10970266     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smj.2307     Document Type: Article

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