The glocalization of responsible investment: Contextualization work in France and Québec

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 115, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 707-721

  Gond, Jean Pascal ^a   Boxenbaum, Eva ^b,c  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b PSL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY   (France)

^c Copenhagen Business School ^*  (Denmark)

Author keywords

Contextualization work; Diffusion; Glocalization; Institutional work; Responsible investment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880949973     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-013-1828-6     Document Type: Article

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