Shareholder activism and corporate behaviour in Ecuador: A comparative study of two oil ventures

Earth Matters: Indigenous Peoples, the Extractive Industries and Corporate Social Responsibility

Volumn , Issue , 2017, Pages 180-197

  McAteer, Emily ^a   Cerretti, Jamie ^b   Ali, Saleem H ^c  

^a RiskMetrics Group   (United States)

^b Environment America   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

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EID: 85076071774     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781351279680-11     Document Type: Chapter

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