Corporate reputation – a value creating strategy

Corporate Governance: The international journal of business in society

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 77-92

  Dolphin, Richard R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Corporate communications; Corporate image; Corporate strategy; Public relations

Indexed keywords

EID: 36549049169     PISSN: 14720701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14720700410547521     Document Type: Review

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