The Impact of Size, Stock Market Listing and Industry Type on Disclosure in the Annual Reports of Japanese Listed Corporations

Accounting and Business Research

Volumn 22, Issue 87, 1992, Pages 229-237

  Cooke, T E ^a  

^a Institute of Chartered Accountants   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0001089760     PISSN: 00014788     EISSN: 21594260     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00014788.1992.9729440     Document Type: Article

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