Voluntary and compulsory information disclosed online: The effect of industry concentration and other explanatory factors

Online Information Review

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 596-622

  Álvarez, Isabel Gallego ^a   Sánchez, Isabel María García ^a   Domínguez, Luis Rodríguez ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Information disclosure; Internet; Online operations; Spain

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); COSTS; FAULT DETECTION; INTERNET; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; WORLD WIDE WEB;

CAUSAL MODELLING; CONTENT-ANALYSIS; DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH; GEOGRAPHIC LOCATIONS; INFORMATION DISCLOSURE; ONLINE OPERATIONS; PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS; SPAIN; SPANISH; SPANISH COMPANIES; WEB SITES;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

EID: 53849123323     PISSN: 14684527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14684520810913990     Document Type: Article

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