Sustainability report and bank valuation: Evidence from European stock markets

Business Ethics

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 69-90

  Carnevale, Concetta ^a   Mazzuca, Maria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

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EID: 84896535580     PISSN: 09628770     EISSN: 14678608     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/beer.12038     Document Type: Article

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