Corporate governance and strategic information on the internet: A study of Spanish listed companies

Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 471-501

  Sánchez, Isabel María García ^a   Domínguez, Luis Rodríguez ^a   Álvarez, Isabel Gallego ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Boards of Directors; Corporate governance; Disclosure; Generation and dissemination of information; Internet; Spain

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955938586     PISSN: 09513574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09513571111133063     Document Type: Article

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