Women on Corporate Boards of Directors and their Influence on Corporate Philanthropy

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-10

  Williams, Robert J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Boards of directors; Corporate philanthropy; Female directors; Firm reputation; Inside directors; Outside directors

Indexed keywords

EID: 0346494740     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021626024014     Document Type: Article

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