The development of corporate charitable contributions in the UK: A stakeholder analysis

Journal of Management Studies

Volumn 41, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1411-1434

  Brammer, Stephen ^a,b   Millington, Andrew ^a  

^a University of Ball   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 10844267263     PISSN: 00222380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6486.2004.00480.x     Document Type: Article

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