Sustainable development diplomacy in the private business sector: An integrative perspective on game change strategies at multiple levels

International Negotiation

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2020, Pages 267-310

  Usui, Mikoto ^a  

^a UNITED NATIONS UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Business society relationship; Local global nexus; Negotiated voluntary agreements; Networked minimalism; Stakeholder engagement; Stiglerian threshold; Track two multilateral diplomacy

Indexed keywords

EID: 85091643204     PISSN: 1382340X     EISSN: 15718069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/157180603322576130     Document Type: Article

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