Effective internal environment-related communication: An employee perspective

Corporate Communications

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 299-314

  Uusi Rauva, Christa ^a   Nurkka, Johanna ^a  

^a HELSINKI SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Finland)

Author keywords

Communication; Corporate social responsibility; Employees; Environmental management

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956078088     PISSN: 13563289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13563281011068140     Document Type: Article

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