Stakeholder engagement in emerging economies: Considering the strategic benefits of stakeholder management in a cross-cultural and geopolitical context

Corporate Governance

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 379-387

  Foo, Loke Min ^a  

^a GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Emerging markets; Stakeholder analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 39449131949     PISSN: 14720701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14720700710820461     Document Type: Article

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