Explanatory Factors of Integrated Sustainability and Financial Reporting

Business Strategy and the Environment

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 56-72

  Frias Aceituno, José V ^a   Rodríguez Ariza, Lázaro ^a   Garcia Sánchez, Isabel M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Corporate social responsibility reporting; Industry concentration; Integrated reporting; Stakeholder engagement; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

CORPORATE STRATEGY; ETHICS; FINANCE; INDUSTRY; STAKEHOLDER; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84892453229     PISSN: 09644733     EISSN: 10990836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bse.1765     Document Type: Article

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