Domestic Institutions and Market Pressures as Drivers of Corporate Social Responsibility: Company Initiatives in Denmark and the UK

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Domestic Institutions and Market Pressures as Drivers of Corporate Social Responsibility : Company Initiatives in Denmark and the UK. / Brown, Dana; Knudsen, Jette Steen.

In: Political Studies, Vol. 63, No. 1, 03.2015, p. 181-201.

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Brown, D & Knudsen, JS 2015, 'Domestic Institutions and Market Pressures as Drivers of Corporate Social Responsibility: Company Initiatives in Denmark and the UK', Political Studies, vol. 63, no. 1, pp. 181-201. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9248.12092

APA

Brown, D., & Knudsen, J. S. (2015). Domestic Institutions and Market Pressures as Drivers of Corporate Social Responsibility: Company Initiatives in Denmark and the UK. Political Studies, 63(1), 181-201. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9248.12092

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Brown D, Knudsen JS. Domestic Institutions and Market Pressures as Drivers of Corporate Social Responsibility: Company Initiatives in Denmark and the UK. Political Studies. 2015 Mar;63(1):181-201. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9248.12092

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Brown, Dana ; Knudsen, Jette Steen. / Domestic Institutions and Market Pressures as Drivers of Corporate Social Responsibility : Company Initiatives in Denmark and the UK. In: Political Studies. 2015 ; Vol. 63, No. 1. pp. 181-201.

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