The Challenges of Corporate Governance in Indonesian Oil Palm: Opportunities to Move Beyond Legalism?

Asian Studies Review

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 247-269

  Gillespie, Piers ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Business ethics; Corporate governance; Indonesia; Oil palm; Stakeholders

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865211556     PISSN: 10357823     EISSN: 14678403     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10357823.2012.685447     Document Type: Article

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