A resource-based-view of the socially responsible firm: Stakeholder interdependence, ethical awareness, and issue responsiveness as strategic assets

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 15, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 1355-1363

  Litz, Reginald A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

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EID: 0030525156     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00411820     Document Type: Review

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