A Study on the Mechanism of Corporate Social Responsibility-Oriented Human Resource Management’s Impact on Employees’ CSR-Specific Performance

Hao Guo; Aimin Yan; Shige Chen

doi:10.54254/2977-5701/13/2024129

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Received: 30 October 2024

Published: 27 November 2024

DOI: https://doi.org/10.54254/2977-5701/13/2024129

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Guo,H.;Yan,A.;Chen,S. (2024). A Study on the Mechanism of Corporate Social Responsibility-Oriented Human Resource Management’s Impact on Employees’ CSR-Specific Performance. Journal of Applied Economics and Policy Studies,13,77-88.

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