The authors would like to thank Jessie Poon, Susan Aaronson, and especially the late Alan MacPherson for reading and commenting on earlier versions of this work.
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The Market for Corporate Responsibility Reporting in the Americas
Article first published online: 23 NOV 2012
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2257.2012.00598.x
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Hamilton, T. and Tschopp, D. J. (2012), The Market for Corporate Responsibility Reporting in the Americas. Growth and Change, 43: 563–589. doi: 10.1111/j.1468-2257.2012.00598.x
Publication History
- Issue published online: 23 NOV 2012
- Article first published online: 23 NOV 2012
- Manuscript Accepted: OCT 2011
- Manuscript Revised: SEP 2011
- Manuscript Received: JUN 2011
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