The effect of corporate governance elements on corporate social responsibility (CSR); reporting: Empirical evidence from private commercial banks of Bangladesh

International Journal of Law and Management

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 82-109

  Khan, Habib Uz Zaman ^a  

^a EAST WEST UNIVERSITY   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Commercial banks; Corporate governance; Corporate social responsibility; Disclosure; Financial reporting

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986105208     PISSN: 1754243X     EISSN: 17542448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17542431011029406     Document Type: Article

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