The End of South African Sanctions, Institutional Ownership, and the Stock Price Performance of Boycotted Firms: Evidence on the Impact of Social/Ethical Investing

Business & Society

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 133-165

  Kumar, Raman ^a   Lamb, William B ^b   Wokutch, Richard E ^c  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PAMPLIN COLLEGE OF BUSINESS   (United States)

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EID: 84992861835     PISSN: 00076503     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0007650302041002002     Document Type: Article

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