Financial performance of socially responsible investing (SRI): What have we learned? A meta-analysis

Business Ethics

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 158-185

  Revelli, Christophe ^a   Viviani, Jean Laurent ^b  

^a KEDGE BUSINESS SCHOOL   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

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EID: 84924551184     PISSN: 09628770     EISSN: 14678608     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/beer.12076     Document Type: Article

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