Stakeholder theory, value, and firm performance

Business Ethics Quarterly

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 97-124

  Harrison, Jeffrey S ^a   Wicks, Andrew C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Corporate performance; Happiness; Performance measurement; Stakeholder theory; Value

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880401721     PISSN: 1052150X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5840/beq20132314     Document Type: Article

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