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Albareda, L., & Franch, M. R. B. (2009). The challenges of socially responsible investment among institutional investors: Exploring the links between corporate pension funds and corporate governance. Business and Society, 114(1), 31-57. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8594.2009.00334.x

Albareda, Laura ; Franch, María Rosario Balaguer. / The challenges of socially responsible investment among institutional investors : Exploring the links between corporate pension funds and corporate governance. In: Business and Society. 2009 ; Vol. 114, No. 1. pp. 31-57.

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Albareda, L & Franch, MRB 2009, 'The challenges of socially responsible investment among institutional investors: Exploring the links between corporate pension funds and corporate governance', Business and Society, vol. 114, no. 1, pp. 31-57. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8594.2009.00334.x

The challenges of socially responsible investment among institutional investors: Exploring the links between corporate pension funds and corporate governance. / Albareda, Laura; Franch, María Rosario Balaguer.
In: Business and Society, Vol. 114, No. 1, 2009, p. 31-57.

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Albareda L, Franch MRB. The challenges of socially responsible investment among institutional investors: Exploring the links between corporate pension funds and corporate governance. Business and Society. 2009;114(1):31-57. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-8594.2009.00334.x