Corporate Social Responsibility in Innovation: Insights from two Cases of Syngenta's Activities in Genetically Modified Organisms

Creativity and Innovation Management

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 199-211

  Weisenfeld, Ursula ^a  

^a LEUPHANA UNIVERSITY OF LÜNEBURG   (Germany)

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EID: 84878022083     PISSN: 09631690     EISSN: 14678691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8691.2012.00643.x     Document Type: Article

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