Odd Couples: Understanding the Governance of Firm-NGO Alliances

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 94, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2010, Pages 55-70

  Rivera Santos, Miguel ^a   Rufín, Carlos ^b  

^a BABSON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alliances; B2N alliances; Governance; NGOs; Opportunism; TCE; Trust

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953180499     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-011-0779-z     Document Type: Article

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