Interactive financial reporting using XBRL: An overview of the global markets and Europe

International Journal of Disclosure and Governance

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 262-272

  Apostolou, Apostolos K ^a   Nanopoulos, Konstantinos A ^b  

^a PANTEION UNIVERSITY   (Greece)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Accounting standardisation; Corporate governance; Fi nancial reporting; International fi nancial reporting standards; Voluntary disclosure; XBRL

Indexed keywords

EID: 67849088851     PISSN: 17413591     EISSN: 17466539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/jdg.2009.3     Document Type: Article

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