How standard is standardized MNC global environmental communication?

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 135-147

  Hunter, Trevor ^a,c   Bansal, Pratima ^b  

^a KING S UNIVERSITY COLLEGE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Credibility; Environmental communication; Legitimacy; Multinationals; Subsidiaries

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847263630     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-006-9130-5     Document Type: Article

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