Socially responsible investment in Japan: Its mechanism and drivers

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 425-448

  Sakuma, Kyoko ^a   Louche, Céline ^b  

^a SOLVAY BRUSSELS SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS AND MANAGEMENT   (Belgium)

^b VLERICK BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Contextualisation; Japan; Socially responsible investment

Indexed keywords

EID: 53649111150     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-008-9895-9     Document Type: Article

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