Corporate citizens and the un Global Compact: Explaining cross-national variations in turnout

Business and Politics

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 63-85

  Bernhagen, Patrick ^a,b   Mitchell, Neil J ^c   Thissen Smits, Marianne ^b  

^a ZEPPELIN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84882257156     PISSN: 13695258     EISSN: 14693569     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/bap-2012-0046     Document Type: Article

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