The effect of national governance codes on firm disclosure practices: Evidence from analyst earnings forecasts

Corporate Governance: An International Review

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 475-491

  Nowland, John ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Asia; Board policy issues; Corporate governance; Corporate governance codes; Financial auditing issues; Financial disclosure; Transparency

Indexed keywords

EID: 55149087062     PISSN: 09648410     EISSN: 14678683     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8683.2008.00707.x     Document Type: Article

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