Corporate social reporting practice: Evidence from listed companies in Bangladesh

Journal of Asia-Pacific Business

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 130-145

  Azim, Mohammad I ^a   Ahmed, Shaila ^b   Islam, Md Shahidul ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DHAKA   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Corporate social reporting; Corporate social responsibility (CSR)

Indexed keywords

ACCOUNTABILITY; BANKING; BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; CORPORATE STRATEGY; ETHICS; SURVEY;

ASIA; BANGLADESH; EURASIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 70449099234     PISSN: 10599231     EISSN: 15286940     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10599230902885556     Document Type: Article

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