Social and environmental NGOs' perceptions of Corporate Social Disclosures: The Case of Bangladesh

Accounting Forum

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 150-161

  Momin, Mahmood Ahmed ^a  

^a AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Corporate social disclosure; Non Governmental organisations

Indexed keywords

EID: 84877823987     PISSN: 01559982     EISSN: 14676303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.accfor.2013.04.005     Document Type: Article

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