Understanding corporate sustainability: Recognizing the impact of different governance systems

Corporate Governance and Sustainability: Challenges for Theory and Practice

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 36-56

  Russell, Sally ^b   Haigh, Nardia ^b   Griffiths, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b NONE

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EID: 84917453505     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203390122     Document Type: Chapter

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