Corporate social reporting and board representation: Evidence from the Kenyan banking sector

Journal of Management and Governance

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 309-324

  Barako, Dulacha G ^a   Brown, Alistair M ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Banks; Board representation; Corporate social reporting; Kenya

Indexed keywords

EID: 54249129409     PISSN: 13853457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10997-008-9053-x     Document Type: Article

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