Managerial interpretations and organizational context as predictors of corporate choice of environmental strategy

Academy of Management Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 681-697

  Sharma, Sanjay ^a  

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EID: 0034340135     PISSN: 00014273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1556361     Document Type: Article

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