Corporate risk reporting: A content analysis of narrative risk disclosures in prospectuses

Journal of Business Communication

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 120-157

  Deumes, Rogier ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Content analysis; Corporate reporting; Narratives; New issues; Risk

Indexed keywords

EID: 40449093216     PISSN: 00219436     EISSN: 15524582     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021943607313992     Document Type: Article

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