Introducing the politics of stakeholder influence: A review essay

Business and Society

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 8-20

  De Bakker, Frank G A ^a   Den Hond, Frank ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Influence; Politics; Process; Stakeholder theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 38849108200     PISSN: 00076503     EISSN: 14678594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0007650307306637     Document Type: Article

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