A comparison of socially responsible and conventional investors

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 11-25

  McLachlan, Jonathan ^a   Gardner, John ^b  

^a ABN AMRO Morgans ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Consumer decision making; Ethics; Socially responsible investment

Indexed keywords

EID: 4043181127     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:BUSI.0000033104.28219.92     Document Type: Review

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