Does ownership form matter for corporate social responsibility? A longitudinal comparison of environmental performance between public, private, and joint-venture firms

Business and Society Review

Volumn 114, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 435-456

  Lee, Min Dong Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

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EID: 71749096836     PISSN: 00453609     EISSN: 14678594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8594.2009.00349.x     Document Type: Article

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