Exploring the Valuation of Corporate Social Responsibility-A Comparison of Research Methods

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 116, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-20

  Gregory, Alan ^a   Whittaker, Julie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Corporate social performance; Valuation methods

Indexed keywords

EID: 84883821948     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-012-1465-5     Document Type: Article

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