Corporate social responsibility and long-term compensation: Evidence from Canada

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 241-253

  Mahoney, L S ^a   Thorne, Linda ^b  

^a EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Corporate governance; Executive compensation; Social performance; Social responsibility

Indexed keywords

EID: 18144396179     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-004-5367-z     Document Type: Article

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