Corporate environmental reporting: A test of legitimacy theory
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Many corporations have developed environmental management systems, adopting environmental reporting in the annual report. This has remained largely voluntary. A survey of chief financial offices (CFOs) of Australian companies, was undertaken to determine how they rated specific issues regarding disclosure of environmental information in the annual report. The results indicated significant correlations between the perceived importance of several factors and environmental reporting practices, providing limited support for legitimacy theory as an explanation of motivation to disclose environmental information in the annual report.
Publication Name: Accounting, Auditing and Accountability
Subject: Business
ISSN: 0951-3574
Year: 2000
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Identifying the sources of gains from takeovers
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Asset and cash flow gains are expected when one company acquires another, from the point of view of the market. Since the gains are not on operations, but rather social gains and gains for stockholders, it could also be said that gains are not expected.
Publication Name: Accounting Forum
Subject: Business
ISSN: 0155-9982
Year: 2000
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The adoption of environment-related management accounting: an analysis of corporate environmental sensitivity
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In this study it was found that a significant number of sensitive firms modified their accounting to reflect environmental issues. There was no difference regarding regulatory restriction between sensitive and non-sensitive firms.
Publication Name: Accounting Forum
Subject: Business
ISSN: 0155-9982
Year: 2000
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