Social Shareholder Engagement: The Dynamics of Voice and Exit

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 125, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 193-210

  Goodman, Jennifer ^a   Louche, Céline ^b   van Cranenburgh, Katinka C ^c   Arenas, Daniel ^a  

^a ESADE BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Spain)

^b AUDENCIA BUSINESS SCHOOL   (France)

^c ERASMUS UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Engagement process; Religious organisations; Responsible investment; Social shareholder engagement; Voice and exit

Indexed keywords

EID: 84911965552     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-013-1890-0     Document Type: Article

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