Determinants of sustainability reporting: a review of results, trends, theory, and opportunities in an expanding field of research

Journal of Cleaner Production - Tập 59 - Trang 5-21 - 2013
Rüdiger Hahn1, Michael Kühnen1
1Universität Kassel, Germany

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