Understanding the Nature of Stakeholder Relationships: An Empirical Examination of a Conflict Situation

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 109, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 53-65

  Kujala, Johanna ^a   Heikkinen, Anna ^a   Lehtimäki, Hanna ^a  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Business ethics; Foreign investment; Stakeholder relationships; Stakeholder salience; Strategy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864397110     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-012-1379-2     Document Type: Article

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