A stakeholder perspective on mission statements: An international empirical study

International Journal of Organizational Analysis

Volumn 16, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 61-82

  Van Nimwegen, Gertjan ^a   Bollen, Laury ^a   Hassink, Harold ^a   Thijssens, Thomas ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Mission statements; Stakeholder analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 52949132621     PISSN: 19348835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/19348830810915505     Document Type: Article

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