A study of corporate social disclosures in Bangladesh

Managerial Auditing Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 274-289

  Rahman Belal, Ataur ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Company reports; Corporate responsibility; Disclosure; Social responsibility

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986018706     PISSN: 02686902     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02686900110392922     Document Type: Review

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