Global Stakeholders: Corporate accountability and investor engagement

Corporate Governance: An International Review

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 191-201

  McLaren, Duncan ^a  

^a Friends of the Earth Scotland   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accountability; Engagement; Socially responsible investment; Stakeholder; Standards

Indexed keywords

EID: 2342607994     PISSN: 09648410     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8683.2004.00360.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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