An exploratory view of emerging relationship between corporate social and financial performance in Canada

Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 239-264

  May, Peter ^a   Khare, Anshuman ^b,c  

^a Western Co operative Fertilizers Limited   (Canada)

^b ATHABASCA UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Corporate financial performance; Corporate social performance; Corporate social responsibility

Indexed keywords

EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; EXPLORATION; FINANCE; PROFITABILITY; RANKING;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 58149385942     PISSN: 14643332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S146433320800307X     Document Type: Article

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