Symbolic or Behavioral Management? Corporate Reputation in High-Emission Industries

Corporate Reputation Review

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 77-98

  Kim, Jeong Nam ^a   Bach, Seung B ^b   Clelland, Iain J ^c  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c RADFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral Management; Environment; Media Reputation; Performance Reputation; Profitability; Symbolic Management

Indexed keywords

EID: 54949093333     PISSN: 13633589     EISSN: 14791889     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.crr.1550042     Document Type: Article

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