The determinants and characteristics of voluntary Internet-based disclosures by listed Chinese companies

Journal of Accounting and Public Policy

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 191-225

  Xiao, Jason Zezhong ^a   Yang, He ^b   Chow, Chee W ^c  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b RENMIN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

^c SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Capital markets; China; Innovation diffusion; Internet; Voluntary financial disclosures

Indexed keywords

EID: 2642533396     PISSN: 02784254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaccpubpol.2004.04.002     Document Type: Article

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