The language of US corporate environmental disclosure

Accounting, Organizations and Society

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 431-443

  Cho, Charles H ^a   Roberts, Robin W ^b   Patten, Dennis M ^c  

^a John Molson School of Business   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^c ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77952958819     PISSN: 03613682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aos.2009.10.002     Document Type: Article

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