Business in society or business and society: The construction of business-society relations in responsibility reports from a critical discursive perspective

Business Ethics

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 357-373

  Siltaoja, Marjo E ^a   Onkila, Tiina J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

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EID: 84897427814     PISSN: 09628770     EISSN: 14678608     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/beer.12028     Document Type: Article

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