Ford on the line - Business leader reputation and the multiple-audience problem

Journal of Management Inquiry

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 71-86

  King, Adam B ^a   Fine, Gary Alan ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 4243443300     PISSN: 10564926     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/105649260091017     Document Type: Article

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