Corporate Governance and Firm Value: The Impact of Corporate Social Responsibility

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 103, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 351-383

  Jo, Hoje ^a   Harjoto, Maretno A ^b  

^a SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

analyst following; corporate governance; corporate social responsibility; firm value

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053337504     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-011-0869-y     Document Type: Article

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