Corporate mandatory disclosure practices in Bangladesh

International Journal of Accounting

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 399-422

  Akhtaruddin, M ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Annual report; Bangladesh; Disclosure index; Information; Listed companies; Mandatory disclosure; Regulatory framework

Indexed keywords

EID: 28244467489     PISSN: 00207063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.intacc.2005.09.007     Document Type: Article

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