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Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 313-345

Customer disclosures, impression management and the construction of legitimacy: Corporate reports in the UK privatised water industry

Author keywords

Financial reporting; Management activities; Privatization; Water industry

Indexed keywords


EID: 20444433180     PISSN: 09513574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09513570510600729     Document Type: Article
Times cited : (122)

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