The Organizational Dynamics of Compliance with the UK Modern Slavery Act in the Food and Tobacco Sector

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The Organizational Dynamics of Compliance with the UK Modern Slavery Act in the Food and Tobacco Sector. / Monciardini, David; Bernaz, Nadia; Andhov, Alexandra.

I: Business and Society, 12.2019, s. 1-53.

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Monciardini, D, Bernaz, N & Andhov, A 2019, 'The Organizational Dynamics of Compliance with the UK Modern Slavery Act in the Food and Tobacco Sector', Business and Society, s. 1-53. https://doi.org/10.1177/0007650319898195

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Monciardini, D., Bernaz, N., & Andhov, A. (2019). The Organizational Dynamics of Compliance with the UK Modern Slavery Act in the Food and Tobacco Sector. Business and Society, 1-53. https://doi.org/10.1177/0007650319898195

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Monciardini D, Bernaz N, Andhov A. The Organizational Dynamics of Compliance with the UK Modern Slavery Act in the Food and Tobacco Sector. Business and Society. 2019 dec.;1-53. https://doi.org/10.1177/0007650319898195

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Monciardini, David ; Bernaz, Nadia ; Andhov, Alexandra. / The Organizational Dynamics of Compliance with the UK Modern Slavery Act in the Food and Tobacco Sector. I: Business and Society. 2019 ; s. 1-53.

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