Organizational legitimacy as a motive for sustainability reporting

Sustainability Accounting and Accountability

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 127-149

  Deegan, Craig ^a  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 84911169119     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203815281     Document Type: Chapter

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