Corporate social and financial performance: An investigation in the U.K. Supermarket industry

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 34, Issue 3-4, 2001, Pages 299-315

  Moore, Geoff ^a  

^a NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Business ethics; Corporate financial performance; Corporate social performance; Corporate social responsib ihty; U.K. supermarkets

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035605743     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1012537016969     Document Type: Article

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