Exploring Networks of Activism on Corporate Social Responsibility: Suggestions for a Research Agenda

Creativity and Innovation Management

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 212-223

  De Bakker, Frank G A ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

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EID: 84878048758     PISSN: 09631690     EISSN: 14678691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8691.2012.00641.x     Document Type: Article

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