Corporate Social Disclosure Practices of Top Software Firms in India

Global Business Review

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 173-188

  Murthy, Vijaya ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

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EID: 84993814017     PISSN: 09721509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/097215090800900201     Document Type: Article

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