Corporate governance and risk reporting in South Africa: A study of corporate risk disclosures in the pre- and post-2007/2008 global financial crisis periods

International Review of Financial Analysis

Volumn 30, Issue , 2013, Pages 363-383

  Ntim, Collins G ^a   Lindop, Sarah ^b   Thomas, Dennis A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

2007 2008 global financial crisis; Corporate governance; King Reports and South Africa; Multiple theoretical perspectives; Risk management and reporting

Indexed keywords

EID: 84888839737     PISSN: 10575219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.irfa.2013.07.001     Document Type: Article

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