Multinational enterprises and the Sustainable Development Goals: An institutional approach to corporate engagement

Journal of International Business Policy - Tập 1 Số 3-4 - Trang 208-233 - 2018
Jan Anton van Zanten1, Rob van Tulder1
1Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University, Burgemeester Oudlaan 50, 3062 PA, Rotterdam, the Netherlands

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