An examination of the comprehensiveness of corporate internet reporting provided by london-listed companies

Journal of International Accounting Research

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 1-33

  Abdelsalam, Omneya H ^a   Bryant, Stephanie M ^b   Street, Donna L ^c  

^a ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Corporate Internet reporting; Credibility of reporting; Selective disclosure; Timeliness of reporting; Usability of Internet disclosures; Voluntary disclosure

Indexed keywords

EID: 84961675580     PISSN: 15426297     EISSN: 15588025     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2308/jiar.2007.6.2.1     Document Type: Article

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