MNC Reporting on CSR and Conflict in Central Africa

In recent years, corporate social responsibility (CSR) of Multinational Corporations (MNCs) in developing countries has received more attention. However, in this literature, Africa is much less well represented than other regions, and existing studies about Africa have mainly focused on South Africa...

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Authors: Kolk, Ans (Author) ; Lenfant, François (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer 2010
In: Journal of business ethics
Year: 2010, Volume: 93, Issue: 2, Pages: 241-255
Further subjects:B Angola
B CSR
B Conflict
B Democratic Republic of the Congo
B Multinational Corporations
B Republic of the Congo
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