Three questions about engagement and exclusion in responsible investment

Business Ethics

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 45-58

  Kolstad, Ivar ^a,b  

^a NORWEGIAN SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Norway)

^b CHR MICHELSEN INSTITUTE   (Norway)

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EID: 84955173980     PISSN: 09628770     EISSN: 14678608     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/beer.12107     Document Type: Article

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