Sustainability Discourse Within a Supply Chain Relationship: Mapping Convergence and Divergence

Journal of Business Communication

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 210-236

  Allen, Myria W ^a   Walker, Kasey L ^a   Brady, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

organizational discourse; relationship marketing; supply chain relationship; sustainability; training

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861773124     PISSN: 00219436     EISSN: 15524582     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021943612446732     Document Type: Article

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