Socially responsible investment and pro-social change

Journal of Economic Issues

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 51-73

  Starr, Martha A ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Corporate culture; Fairness; Investment decisions; Pro social behavior; Social responsibility

Indexed keywords

EID: 41649112529     PISSN: 00213624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00213624.2008.11507114     Document Type: Article

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