Corporate social responsibility disclosure level, external assurance and cost of equity capital

Purpose: This study aims to analyze whether corporate social responsibility (CSR) report characteristics, including disclosure level and external assurance, and reporting firms’ CSR performance, explain variation in cost of equity capital among CSR disclosers. Design/methodology/approach: The study...

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Main Author: Weber, J.L (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Emerald Group Publishing Ltd. 2018
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