Is integrated reporting determined by a country's legal system? An exploratory study

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 44, Issue , 2013, Pages 45-55

  Frias Aceituno J V ^a   Rodriguez Ariza L ^a   Garcia Sanchez I M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Corporate sustainability reporting; Cultural systems; Disclosure practices; Financial statements; Integrated reporting

Indexed keywords

CORPORATE-SUSTAINABILITY; CULTURAL SYSTEMS; DISCLOSURE PRACTICES; FINANCIAL STATEMENTS; INTEGRATED REPORTING;

FACTOR ANALYSIS; INDUSTRY; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; TRANSPARENCY;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84873333511     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2012.12.006     Document Type: Article

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