Exploring the strategic integration of sustainability initiatives: Opportunities for accounting research

Accounting Horizons

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 265-288

  Ballou, Brian ^a   Casey, Ryan J ^a   Grenier, Jonathan H ^b   Heitger, Dan L ^a  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Corporate social responsibility; Integrated reporting; Strategy; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863491256     PISSN: 08887993     EISSN: 15587975     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2308/acch-50088     Document Type: Article

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