Stakeholder engagement in internet financial reporting: The diffusion of XBRL in the UK

British Accounting Review

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 167-182

  Dunne, Theresa ^a   Helliar, Christine ^b   Lymer, Andy ^c   Mousa, Rania ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EVANSVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

Diffusion; Financial reporting; Internet reporting; Stakeholder Engagement; XBRL

Indexed keywords

EID: 84883558242     PISSN: 08908389     EISSN: 10958347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bar.2013.06.012     Document Type: Article

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