Toward a Theory of Stakeholder Identification and Salience: Defining the Principle of who and What Really Counts
Academy of Management ReviewPublished 1 October 1997
Ronald K. Mitchell, Bradley R. Agle, Donna J. Wood
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Ronald K. Mitchell, Bradley R. Agle, Donna J. Wood, Toward a Theory of Stakeholder Identification and Salience: Defining the Principle of Who and What Really Counts, The Academy of Management Review, Vol. 22, No. 4 (Oct., 1997), pp. 853-886
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