Conceptualising future change in corporate sustainability reporting

Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 118-143

  Adams, Carol A ^a   Whelan, Glen ^b  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Disclosure; Financial reporting; Organizational change; Stakeholder analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 57849127166     PISSN: 09513574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09513570910923033     Document Type: Article

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