Beyond the proxy vote: Dialogues between shareholder activists and corporations

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 87, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages 353-365

  Logsdon, Jeanne M ^a   Van Buren III, Harry J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

Corporate social responsiveness; Dialogue; Ethical investing; Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility; Shareholder activism; Shareholder resolutions; Socially responsible investing; Stakeholder engagement

Indexed keywords

EID: 67349117953     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-008-9807-z     Document Type: Conference Paper

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