Corporate governance and disclosures on the transition to International Financial Reporting Standards

Accounting and Finance

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 649-671

  Kent, Pamela ^a   Stewart, Jenny ^b  

^a BOND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Corporate governance; Disclosure; International Financial Reporting Standards

Indexed keywords

EID: 54849439108     PISSN: 08105391     EISSN: 1467629X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-629X.2007.00257.x     Document Type: Article

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