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Corporate reputation and social sustainability in the early stages of start-ups: A theoretical model to match stakeholders' expectations through corporate social commitment

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  • Bruna, Maria Giuseppina
  • Nicolò, Domenico

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Where the literature has neglected the investigation of the reputational-lack as a specific cause of start-ups’ vulnerability, this theoretical paper addresses this gap setting three objectives:

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  • Bruna, Maria Giuseppina & Nicolò, Domenico, 2020. "Corporate reputation and social sustainability in the early stages of start-ups: A theoretical model to match stakeholders' expectations through corporate social commitment," Finance Research Letters, Elsevier, vol. 35(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:finlet:v:35:y:2020:i:c:s1544612319315028
    DOI: 10.1016/j.frl.2020.101508
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