Consumer's Side of Corporate Social Responsibility: A Nonhypothetical Study

Journal of Consumer Affairs

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2018, Pages 689-710

  Lerro, Marco ^a   Caracciolo, Francesco ^b   Vecchio, Riccardo ^b   Cembalo, Luigi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANNIO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

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EID: 85041137096     PISSN: 00220078     EISSN: 17456606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/joca.12182     Document Type: Article

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