A transparency Disclosure Index measuring disclosures: Chinese listed companies

Journal of Accounting and Public Policy

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 259-280

  Cheung, Yan Leung ^a   Jiang, Ping ^b   Tan, Weiqiang ^a  

^a HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS   (China)

Author keywords

China; Corporate Governance; Disclosure; OECD Principles

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953542637     PISSN: 02784254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaccpubpol.2010.02.001     Document Type: Article

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