Corporate social and environmental reporting: A survey of disclosure practices in Egypt

Social Responsibility Journal

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 306-323

  Rizk, Riham ^a   Dixon, Robert ^a   Woodhead, Anne ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Disclosure; Egypt; Social responsibility

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992969224     PISSN: 17471117     EISSN: 1758857x     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17471110810892839     Document Type: Article

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