Corporate Governance and Corporate Social Responsibility Disclosures: Evidence from an Emerging Economy

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 114, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 207-223

  Khan, Arifur ^a   Muttakin, Mohammad Badrul ^a   Siddiqui, Javed ^b  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Corporate governance; Corporate social responsibility; Disclosure; Legitimacy theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878171833     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-012-1336-0     Document Type: Article

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