Corporate reputation: Meaning and measurement

International Journal of Management Reviews

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 91-109

  Chun, Rosa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 29144486542     PISSN: 14608545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2370.2005.00109.x     Document Type: Article

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