The utility of social obligations in the UK energy industry

Journal of Management Studies

Volumn 44, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1503-1522

  Sharratt, Diane ^b   Brigham, Bitten H ^b   Brigham, Martin ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

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EID: 36849047197     PISSN: 00222380     EISSN: 14676486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6486.2007.00736.x     Document Type: Article

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