Factors determining online sustainability reporting by local governments

International Review of Administrative Sciences

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 79-109

  Alcaraz Quiles, Francisco J ^a   Navarro Galera, Andrés ^a   Ortiz Rodríguez, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

corporate social responsibility; e government; regional and local government; sustainability

Indexed keywords

GUIDELINE; INFORMATION; INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION; INTERNET; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; SUSTAINABILITY;

EID: 84924912835     PISSN: 00208523     EISSN: 14617226     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0020852314541564     Document Type: Article

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