Hadfields Ltd: Its annual general meetings 1903-1939 and their relevance for contemporary corporate social reporting

British Accounting Review

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 415-439

  Maltby, Josephine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accounting; Annual General Meeting; Hadfields Ltd; Social reporting

Indexed keywords

EID: 8644249056     PISSN: 08908389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bar.2004.07.016     Document Type: Article

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