From Smoke and Mirrors to Walking the Talk: Decoupling in the Contemporary World

Academy of Management Annals

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 483-530

  Bromley, Patricia ^a   Powell, Walter W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84863625536     PISSN: 19416520     EISSN: 19416067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19416520.2012.684462     Document Type: Review

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