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Media legitimacy and corporate environmental communication

Aerts, Walter, Cormier, Denis·2009·Accounting, Organizations and Society
DOI 10.1016/j.aos.2008.02.005
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Authors
Aerts, W., & Cormier, D.
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Accounting, Organizations and Society
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Elsevier BV
Published
2009-01
Volume
34
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1
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1-27
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0361-3682 (ISSN-L)
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10.1016/j.aos.2008.02.005
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