What drives corporate social performance? The role of nation-level institutions

2012/10/25 by Ioannis Ioannou, George Serafeim · 1,681 citations
Business, Management and Accounting · #Business model #Corporate Finance and Governance #Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting #Corporate social responsibility #Economic system #Economics #International business #Management #Management and Organizational Studies #New business development #Organizational culture #Political economy #Political science #Public relations

paper · open access · doi:10.1057/jibs.2012.26

published in Journal of International Business Studies 43(9), 834-864 (Palgrave Macmillan)

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