CSR disclosures and its determinants: Evidence from Malaysian government link companies

Social Responsibility Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 181-201

  Abd Rahman, Nor Hawani Wan ^a   Mohamed Zain, Mustaffa ^a   Yahaya Al Haj, Norashfah Hanim Yaakop ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Corporate social responsibility; Disclosure; Government agencies; Malaysia; Organizations

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959625413     PISSN: 17471117     EISSN: 1758857X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17471111111141486     Document Type: Article

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