Corporate social responsibility disclosure and the cost of equity capital: The roles of stakeholder orientation and financial transparency

Journal of Accounting and Public Policy

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 328-355

  Dhaliwal, Dan ^a,b   Li, Oliver Zhen ^c   Tsang, Albert ^d   Yang, Yong George ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b Korea University   (South Korea)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^d CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 84905252846     PISSN: 02784254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaccpubpol.2014.04.006     Document Type: Article

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