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Accounting, Corporate Governance & Business Ethics

The effect of incentive types and organizational value statements on corporate social responsibility decisions

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Article: 2301137 | Received 16 Oct 2023, Accepted 26 Dec 2023, Published online: 13 Feb 2024

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