Determinants of internet-based corporate governance disclosure by Spanish listed companies

Online Information Review

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 791-817

  Gandía, Juan L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Corporate governance; Disclosure; Internet; Spain

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; INFORMATION SERVICES; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; TRANSPARENCY; WORLD WIDE WEB;

ANOVA ANALYSES; CAPITAL MARKETS; CORPORATE GOVERNANCE; CORPORATE GOVERNANCES; DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH; DISCLOSURE; EMPIRICAL EVIDENCES; EUROPEANS; KEY VARIABLES; LISTED COMPANIES; NEW APPROACHES; PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS; SPAIN; SPANISHS; STOCK MARKETS; SUPERVISORY AUTHORITIES; WEB SITES;

INTERNET;

EID: 57049086282     PISSN: 14684527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14684520810923944     Document Type: Article

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