Factors influencing social responsibility disclosure by Portuguese companies

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 685-701

  Branco, Manuel Castelo ^a   Rodrigues, Lúcia Lima ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Annual reports; Internet; Legitimacy theory; Portugal; Resource based perspectives; Social responsibility disclosure

Indexed keywords

EID: 55349095056     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-007-9658-z     Document Type: Article

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