Lords of the harvest: Third-party influence and regulatory approval of genetically modified organisms

Academy of Management Journal

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 923-944

  Hiatt, Shon R ^a   Park, Sangchan ^b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Ewha Womans University   (South Korea)

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EID: 84884994477     PISSN: 00014273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/amj.2011.0128     Document Type: Article

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