Do ratings of firms converge? Implications for managers, investors and strategy researchers

Strategic Management Journal

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 2016, Pages 1597-1614

  Chatterji, Aaron K ^a   Durand, Rodolphe ^b   Levine, David I ^c   Touboul, Samuel ^d  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HEC PARIS   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d Department of Corporate Strategy & Finance ^*  (France)

Author keywords

corporate governance; corporate social responsibility; performance measurement; ratings; socially responsible investing

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; RATING;

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE; CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES (CSR); PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENTS; RATING AGENCIES; SOCIAL RATINGS; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES; SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE INVESTING; STRATEGIC DECISIONS;

MANAGERS;

EID: 84926526604     PISSN: 01432095     EISSN: 10970266     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smj.2407     Document Type: Article

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