Uncertainty and equivocality in the commercial and natural environments: The implications for organizational design

Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 167-177

  Lewis, Gerard J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES DRESDEN   (Germany)

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EID: 4644335415     PISSN: 15353958     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/csr.64     Document Type: Article

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