Meaning making by managers: Corporate discourse on environment and sustainability in India

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 123, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 493-511

  Nambiar, Prithi ^a   Chitty, Naren ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Business ethics; Corporate social responsibility; Discourse; Environment; Sustainability; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

EID: 85027931566     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-013-1848-2     Document Type: Article

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