Whether Top Executives' Turnover Influences Environmental Responsibility: From the Perspective of Environmental Information Disclosure

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 114, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 341-353

  Meng, X H ^a   Zeng, S X ^a   Tam, C M ^b   Xu, X D ^c  

^a Shanghai Jiao Tong University   (China)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Environmental information; Environmental responsibility; Top executive; Turnover

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878180376     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-012-1351-1     Document Type: Article

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