The impact of norm-conforming behaviors on firm reputation

Strategic Management Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 969-993

  Philippe, Déborah ^a   Durand, Rodolphe ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^b HEC PARIS   (France)

^c Department of Strategy and Business Policy Jouy en Josas ^*  (France)

Author keywords

communication; conformity; corporate environmentalism; norm; reputation

Indexed keywords

CONFORMITY; CORPORATE ENVIRONMENTALISM; ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSPARENCY; NORM; REPUTATION; SOCIAL NORM; STRATEGY RESEARCH; TWO-DIMENSION;

INDUSTRY;

EID: 79960118806     PISSN: 01432095     EISSN: 10970266     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smj.919     Document Type: Article

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