Stock market reaction to ethical initiatives of defense contractors: Theory and evidence

Critical Perspectives on Accounting

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 541-561

  Boyle, Edmund J ^a   Higgins, Mark M ^a   Ghon Rhee, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

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EID: 0031537291     PISSN: 10452354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/cpac.1997.0124     Document Type: Article

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