The relevance of Spanish local financial reporting to credit institution decisions: An empirical study

International Journal of Public Sector Management

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 118-135

  López Hernández, Antonio M ^a   Caba Pérez, Carmen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALMERÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Credit institutions; Financial information; Financial reporting; Spain; User involvement

Indexed keywords

CREDIT PROVISION; DEBT; FINANCIAL SERVICES;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 2042495505     PISSN: 09513558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09513550410523250     Document Type: Article

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