Sustainability disclosure and reputation: A comparative study

Corporate Reputation Review

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 79-96

  Michelon, Giovanna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

commitment to stakeholders; market visibility; media exposure; reputation; sustainability disclosure

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960807197     PISSN: 13633589     EISSN: 14791889     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/crr.2011.10     Document Type: Article

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