Managing financial performance at an ethical investment fund

Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 249-275

  Cowton, Christopher J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HUDDERSFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ethical investments; Fund management; Investment funds

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986155779     PISSN: 09513574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09513570410532447     Document Type: Article

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