Revisiting the relation between environmental performance and environmental disclosure: An empirical analysis

Accounting, Organizations and Society

Volumn 33, Issue 4-5, 2008, Pages 303-327

  Clarkson, Peter M ^a,b   Li, Yue ^c   Richardson, Gordon D ^c   Vasvari, Florin P ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d LONDON BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 41149174352     PISSN: 03613682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aos.2007.05.003     Document Type: Article

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