The extent of disclosure in annual reports of banking companies: The case of India

European Journal of Scientific Research

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 659-680

  Hossain, Mohammed ^a  

^a QATAR UNIVERSITY   (Qatar)

Author keywords

Disclosure index; India; Mandatory disclosure; Voluntary disclosure

Indexed keywords

EID: 65549090521     PISSN: 1450216X     EISSN: 1450202X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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