Social and environmental report assurance: Some interview evidence

Accounting Forum

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 20-31

  Jones, Michael John ^a   Solomon, Jill Frances ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Social and environmental reporting (SER); Social and environmental reporting assurance (SERA)

Indexed keywords

EID: 77649342267     PISSN: 01559982     EISSN: 14676303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.accfor.2009.11.002     Document Type: Article

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