Relationships are the core value for organisations: A practitioner perspective

Corporate Communications

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 34-42

  Phillips, David ^a  

^a Internet Reputation Services Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Auditing; Corporate governance; Intangible assets; Public relations; Stakeholder analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 33644549717     PISSN: 13563289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13563280610643534     Document Type: Article

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