Symmetrical versus asymmetrical company-investor communications via the internet

Corporate Communications

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 145-160

  Hassink, Harold ^a   Bollen, Laury ^b   Steggink, Michiel ^c  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c Ernst and Young   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Communication; Electronic mail; Internet; Investors

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247345759     PISSN: 13563289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13563280710744829     Document Type: Article

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