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Legitimacy struggles and political corporate social responsibility in international settings: a comparative discursive analysis of a contested investment in Latin America

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Legitimacy struggles and political corporate social responsibility in international settings: a comparative discursive analysis of a contested investment in Latin America. / Joutsenvirta, Maria; Vaara, Eero.
In: Organization Studies, Vol. 36, No. 6, 06.2015, p. 741-777.

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Joutsenvirta, M & Vaara, E 2015, 'Legitimacy struggles and political corporate social responsibility in international settings: a comparative discursive analysis of a contested investment in Latin America', Organization Studies, vol. 36, no. 6, pp. 741-777. https://doi.org/10.1177/0170840615571958

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Joutsenvirta, M., & Vaara, E. (2015). Legitimacy struggles and political corporate social responsibility in international settings: a comparative discursive analysis of a contested investment in Latin America. Organization Studies, 36(6), 741-777. https://doi.org/10.1177/0170840615571958

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Joutsenvirta M, Vaara E. Legitimacy struggles and political corporate social responsibility in international settings: a comparative discursive analysis of a contested investment in Latin America. Organization Studies. 2015 Jun;36(6):741-777. Epub 2015 Mar 19. doi: 10.1177/0170840615571958

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Joutsenvirta, Maria ; Vaara, Eero. / Legitimacy struggles and political corporate social responsibility in international settings : a comparative discursive analysis of a contested investment in Latin America. In: Organization Studies. 2015 ; Vol. 36, No. 6. pp. 741-777.

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