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An innovative model to promote CSR among SMEs operating in industrial clusters: evidence from a EU project

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An innovative model to promote CSR among SMEs operating in industrial clusters: evidence from a EU project. / Battaglia, Massimo; Bianchi, Lara; Frey, Marco et al.
In: Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, Vol. 16, No. 3, 05.2010, p. 133-141.

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Battaglia, M, Bianchi, L, Frey, M & Iraldo, F 2010, 'An innovative model to promote CSR among SMEs operating in industrial clusters: evidence from a EU project', Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, vol. 16, no. 3, pp. 133-141. https://doi.org/10.1002/csr.224

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Battaglia, M., Bianchi, L., Frey, M., & Iraldo, F. (2010). An innovative model to promote CSR among SMEs operating in industrial clusters: evidence from a EU project. Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, 16(3), 133-141. https://doi.org/10.1002/csr.224

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Battaglia M, Bianchi L, Frey M, Iraldo F. An innovative model to promote CSR among SMEs operating in industrial clusters: evidence from a EU project. Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management. 2010 May;16(3):133-141. doi: 10.1002/csr.224

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Battaglia, Massimo ; Bianchi, Lara ; Frey, Marco et al. / An innovative model to promote CSR among SMEs operating in industrial clusters : evidence from a EU project. In: Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management. 2010 ; Vol. 16, No. 3. pp. 133-141.

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