An examination of socially responsible firms' board structure

Journal of Management and Governance

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 255-277

  Webb, Elizabeth ^a  

^a School of Business Administration   (United States)

Author keywords

agency theory; boards of directors; corporate governance; social responsibility; socially responsible investing

Indexed keywords

EID: 10044253546     PISSN: 13853457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10997-004-1107-0     Document Type: Article

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