Impressions of an annual report: An experimental study

Corporate Communications: An International Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 57-69

  Stanton, Patricia ^a   Stanton, John ^a   Pires, Guil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Annual reports; Corporate communications; Information management; Perception

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986037645     PISSN: 13563289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13563280410516500     Document Type: Article

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