Associations between corporate characteristics and disclosure levels in annual reports: A meta-analysis

British Accounting Review

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 35-61

  Ahmed, Kamran ^a   Courtis, John K ^b  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b NONE

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EID: 0033095793     PISSN: 08908389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/bare.1998.0082     Document Type: Article

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