Commitment among ethical investors: An experimental approach

Journal of Economic Psychology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 27-42

  Webley, Paul ^a   Lewis, Alan ^b   Mackenzie, Craig ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Commitment; Ethics; Investment Decisions; Role play

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035255855     PISSN: 01674870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-4870(00)00035-0     Document Type: Article

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