UAE corporations-specific characteristics and level of risk disclosure

Managerial Auditing Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 668-687

  Hassan, Mostafa Kamal ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHARJAH   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Accounting standards; Disclosure; Risk analysis; United Arab Emirates

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349635093     PISSN: 02686902     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02686900910975378     Document Type: Article

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