TESTING A MODEL OF ORGANIZATIONAL RESPONSE TO SOCIAL AND POLITICAL ISSUES.
Academy of Management JournalPublished 1 June 1994
Daniel W. Greening, Brendan Gray
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This study developed and tested a conceptual model explaining variability in the organizational structures firms develop to identify, analyze, and respond to their social and political environments...
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