How do corporations embed sustainability across the organization?

Academy of Management Learning and Education

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 384-396

  Haugh, Helen M ^a   Talwar, Alka ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b Tata Chemicals Limited   (India)

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EID: 77956907552     PISSN: 1537260X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/AMLE.2010.53791822     Document Type: Article

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