Stigmatized categories and public disapproval of organizations: A mixed-methods study of the global arms industry, 1996-2007

Academy of Management Journal

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1027-1052

  Vergne, Jean Philippe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

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EID: 84864707674     PISSN: 00014273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/amj.2010.0599     Document Type: Article

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