Cultural competences: An important resource in the industry-NGO dialog

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 379-390

  Joutsenvirta, Maria ^a   Uusitalo, Liisa ^a  

^a HELSINKI SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Finland)

Author keywords

Conflict; Consumer; Corporate social responsibility; Cultural competence; Dialog; Discourse; Ethical dispute; Forest industry; NGO

Indexed keywords

EID: 74149089420     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-009-0089-x     Document Type: Article

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