Strategic cognition and issue salience: Toward an explanation of firm responsiveness to stakeholder concerns

Academy of Management Review

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 352-376

  Bundy, Jonathan ^a   Shropshire, Christine ^a   Buchholtz, Ann K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b RUTGERS BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United States)

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EID: 84879821242     PISSN: 03637425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/amr.2011.0179     Document Type: Article

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