Validity of annual report assertions about innovativeness: An empirical investigation

Journal of Business Research

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 151-161

  Michalisin, Michael D ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Annual report assertions; ART; Innovativeness

Indexed keywords

EID: 0042872966     PISSN: 01482963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0148-2963(99)00118-6     Document Type: Article

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