Financial reporting on the Internet by leading Japanese companies

Corporate Communications: An International Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 23-34

  Marston, Claire ^a  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Financial reporting; Internet; Japan

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986091985     PISSN: 13563289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13563280310458894     Document Type: Article

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