Voluntary risk reporting to enhance institutional and organizational legitimacy: Evidence from Portuguese banks

Journal of Financial Regulation and Compliance

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 271-289

  Oliveira, Jonas ^a   Lima Rodrigues, Lúcia ^b   Craig, Russell ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Disclosure; Financial risk; Legitimacy; Portugal; Reputation; Stakeholders; Voluntary

Indexed keywords

EID: 85015616200     PISSN: 13581988     EISSN: 17400279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13581981111147892     Document Type: Article

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