The Decision to Disclose Environmental Information: A Research Review and Agenda

Advances in Accounting

Volumn 21, Issue , 2005, Pages 83-111

  Lee, Tanya M ^a   Hutchison, Paul D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

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EID: 33645904837     PISSN: 08826110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0882-6110(05)21004-0     Document Type: Review

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