We are all stakeholders now: The influence of western discourses of "community engagement" in an Australian Aboriginal community

Critical Perspectives on International Business

Volumn 4, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 99-126

  Parsons, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Australian aboriginals; Community relations; Corporate social responsibility; Mining; Stakeholder analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 45249111995     PISSN: 17422043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17422040810869972     Document Type: Article

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