Stakeholder inclusivity in social and environmental report assurance

Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 532-557

  Edgley, Carla Rhianon ^a   Jones, Michael John ^b   Solomon, Jill Frances ^c  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Audit reports; Social audit; Stakeholder analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952234542     PISSN: 09513574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09513571011041615     Document Type: Article

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