Corporate governance and the timeliness of corporate internet reporting by U.K. listed companies

Journal of International Accounting, Auditing and Taxation

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 111-130

  Abdelsalam, Omneya H ^a   Street, Donna L ^b  

^a ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Corporate internet reporting; Timeliness

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548033247     PISSN: 10619518     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.intaccaudtax.2007.06.001     Document Type: Article

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