A study of the relationship between corporate governance structures and the extent of voluntary disclosure

Journal of International Accounting, Auditing and Taxation

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 139-156

  Ho, Simon S M ^a   Shun Wong, Kar ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Corporate disclosure; Corporate governance; Hong Kong; Voluntary disclosure

Indexed keywords

EID: 0041319384     PISSN: 10619518     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1061-9518(01)00041-6     Document Type: Article

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