The Association between Firm Characteristics and the Level of Environmental Disclosure in Financial Statement Footnotes

Advances in Environmental Accounting and Management

Volumn 3, Issue , 2006, Pages 77-109

  Karim, Khondkar E ^a   Lacina, Michael J ^a   Rutledge, Robert W ^a  

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EID: 47049110117     PISSN: 14793598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S1479-3598(06)03003-2     Document Type: Review

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