Determinants of Social Disclosure Quality in Taiwan: An Application of Stakeholder Theory

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 129, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 379-398

  Chiu, Tzu Kuan ^a   Wang, Yi Hsin ^b  

^a Shanghai Jiao Tong University 211 West Huaihai Road   (China)

^b NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Disclosure quality; Social reporting; Stakeholder theory; Supply chain; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

EID: 84930759874     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-014-2160-5     Document Type: Article

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