The influence of family ownership on corporate social responsibility: An international analysis of publicly listed companies

Corporate Governance: An International Review

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 184-202

  Rees, William ^a,b   Rodionova, Tatiana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b ICAEW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Closely Held Equity; Corporate Governance; Corporate Social Responsibility; Environment; Family Firms

Indexed keywords

EID: 84928534764     PISSN: 09648410     EISSN: 14678683     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/corg.12086     Document Type: Article

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