Morals or economics? Institutional investor preferences for corporate social responsibility

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-14

  Petersen, Henry L ^a   Vredenburg, Harrie ^b  

^a SEATTLE PACIFIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Institutional investing; Social responsibility; Social financial performance

Indexed keywords

EID: 59649095509     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-009-0030-3     Document Type: Article

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