Does stakeholder orientation matter? The relationship between stakeholder management models and firm financial performance

Academy of Management Journal

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 488-506

  Berman, Shawn L ^a   Wicks, Andrew C ^a   Kotha, Suresh ^a   Jones, Thomas M ^a  

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EID: 0033247292     PISSN: 00014273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/256972     Document Type: Article

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