A Descriptive Analysis of Environmental Disclosure: A Longitudinal Study of French Companies

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 121, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 233-254

  Albertini, Elisabeth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS 1 PANTHÉON SORBONNE   (France)

Author keywords

Content analysis; Environmental disclosure; Environmental management; Environmental strategies; Longitudinal study

Indexed keywords

EID: 84899914168     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-013-1698-y     Document Type: Article

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