A social conscience in the global marketplace? Labour dimensions of codes of conduct, social labelling and investor initiatives.

Although social responsibility was once primarily the domain of large organizations trying to be good citizens, it now applies to an increasing variety of business partnerships involving multinational and local enterprises in both industrialized and developing economies. Three private-sector initiat...

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Published in:International Labour Review Vol. 138; no. 2; pp. 99 - 130
Main Author: Diller, Janelle
Format: Article
Published: Wiley-Blackwell 1999
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