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CSR strategy in the hospitality industry: from the COVID-19 pandemic crisis to recovery Cover

CSR strategy in the hospitality industry: from the COVID-19 pandemic crisis to recovery

By: Maria Johann  
Open Access
|Nov 2022

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ijcm-2022-0012 | Journal eISSN: 2449-8939 | Journal ISSN: 2449-8920
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