Predicting organisational objectives: role of stakeholder influence and volatility of environmental sectors

Management Research News

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 16-28

  Drago, W A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN WHITEWATER   (United States)

Author keywords

Environment; Objectives; Stakeholders

Indexed keywords

EID: 58249091085     PISSN: 01409174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01409179810781400     Document Type: Article

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