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Customer Perception of CSR Activities: A Comparative Study of Finnish and Russian Consumers

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|Nov 2017

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/bjes-2017-0010 | Journal eISSN: 2674-4619 | Journal ISSN: 2674-4600
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Published on: Nov 10, 2017
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