Perpetuating traditional influences: Voluntary disclosure in Malaysia following the economic crisis

Journal of International Accounting, Auditing and Taxation

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 226-248

  Mohd Ghazali, Nazli A ^a   Weetman, Pauline ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agency theory; Corporate governance; Malaysia; Voluntary disclosures

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749337514     PISSN: 10619518     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.intaccaudtax.2006.08.001     Document Type: Article

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