The discourse of the middle ground: Citizen Shell Commits to Sustainable Development

Management Communication Quarterly

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 313-349

  Livesey, Sharon M ^a  

^a FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84990381029     PISSN: 08933189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0893318902153001     Document Type: Article

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