The “best corporate citizens”: Are they good for their shareholders?

Financial Review

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 239-262

  Filbeck, Greg ^a   Gorman, Raymond ^b   Zhao, Xin ^a  

^a BEHREND COLLEGE   (United States)

^b MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Event study; Investment strategy; Shareholder wealth; Socially responsible investing

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953551867     PISSN: 07328516     EISSN: 15406288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6288.2009.00217.x     Document Type: Article

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