An AHP-based approach to mutual funds' social performance measurement

International Journal of Multicriteria Decision Making

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 103-127

  Perez Gladish, Blanca ^a   M'Zali, Bouchra ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Analytical hierarchy process; Decision support systems; Finance; MCDA; Mutual funds; Socially responsible investment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84855874786     PISSN: 2040106X     EISSN: 20401078     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJMCDM.2010.033689     Document Type: Article

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