Is private social, ethical and environmental reporting mythicizing or demythologizing reality?

Accounting Forum

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 27-47

  Solomon, Jill F ^a   Darby, Lauren ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dialogic; Institutional investors; Private social, ethical and environmental (SEE) disclosure; Public SEE disclosure

Indexed keywords

EID: 17144417296     PISSN: 01559982     EISSN: 14676303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.accfor.2004.12.003     Document Type: Article

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