Corporate social performance and stock returns: UK evidence from disaggregate measures

Financial Management

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 97-116

  Brammer, Stephen ^a   Brooks, Chris ^b   Pavelin, Stephen ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Finance ^*

^c UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33750522004     PISSN: 00463892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-053X.2006.tb00149.x     Document Type: Article

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