Ethical image, corporate social responsibility, and R&D valuation

Pacific Basin Finance Journal

Volumn 40, Issue , 2016, Pages 335-348

  Ho, Simon S M ^a   Li, Annie Yuansha ^b   Tam, Kinsun ^c   Tong, Jamie Y ^d  

^a HANG SENG MANAGEMENT COLLEGE   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL   (United States)

^c STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^d University of Western   (Australia)

Author keywords

Corporate social responsibility; Ethical image; Product market competition; R D valuation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84961774727     PISSN: 0927538X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pacfin.2016.02.002     Document Type: Article

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