Socially responsible global supply chains: The human rights promise of shared responsibility and ISO 45001

Journal of Global Responsibility

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 163-180

  Hemphill, Thomas A ^a   Kelley, Keith J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN FLINT   (United States)

Author keywords

Corporate social responsibility; Global supply chains; Human rights; ISO 45001; Labour standards; Shared responsibility

Indexed keywords

EID: 85029957184     PISSN: 20412568     EISSN: 20412576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/JGR-05-2016-0013     Document Type: Article

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