The corporation as a political actor? A systems theory perspective

Handbook of Research on Global Corporate Citizenship

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 552-574

  Willke, Helmut ^a   Willke, Gerhard ^b  

^a BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b Fachhochschule fur Kunsttherapie Nurtingen   (Germany)

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