The Influence of Culture on Stakeholder Management: Social Policy Implementation in Multinational Corporations

Business & Society

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 426-436

  Veser, Mark ^a  

^a Zurich University of Applied Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Asea Brown Boveri (ABB); case study analysis; cross cultural management; international management; social issues; stakeholder dialogue; stakeholder management

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846623015     PISSN: 00076503     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0007650304272242     Document Type: Article

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