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Corporations and NGOs: When Accountability Leads to Co-optation

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  • Dorothea Baur
  • Hans Schmitz

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  • Dorothea Baur & Hans Schmitz, 2012. "Corporations and NGOs: When Accountability Leads to Co-optation," Journal of Business Ethics, Springer, vol. 106(1), pages 9-21, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:jbuset:v:106:y:2012:i:1:p:9-21
    DOI: 10.1007/s10551-011-1057-9
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