Transparent and caring corporations? A study of sustainability reports by the body shop and Royal Dutch/Shell

Organization and Environment

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 233-258

  Livesey, Sharon M ^a   Kearins, Kate ^b  

^a FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

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EID: 0038842305     PISSN: 10860266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1086026602153001     Document Type: Article

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