Do firms practice what they preach? The relationship between mission statements and stakeholder management

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 207-216

  Bartkus, Barbara R ^a   Glassman, Myron ^a  

^a OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Diversity; Environment; Mission statement; Social issues; Stakeholder management

Indexed keywords

EID: 55349141436     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-007-9612-0     Document Type: Article

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