Understanding socially responsible investing: The effect of decision frames and trade-off options

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 87, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages 41-55

  Glac, Katherina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Corporate social responsibility; Decision framing; Decision making; Investor behavior; Investor cognition; Social reporting; Socially responsible investing

Indexed keywords

EID: 67349109416     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-008-9800-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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