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Determinants of Internet-Based Performance Reporting Released by Italian Local Government Authorities

verfasst von : Luigi Lepore, Sabrina Pisano

Erschienen in: Accounting Information Systems for Decision Making

Verlag: Springer Berlin Heidelberg

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Abstract

Internet has become the main channel for communication between government and its stakeholders. The study examines the determinants of municipalities Internet-based performance reporting (IPR) using the agency theory framework. The analysis was conducted on a sample of Italian cities in 2010. Our findings show that both voluntary disclosure provided via traditional channels and voluntary performance data released the previous year, as well as media interest, are significantly associated to IPR.

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Metadaten
Titel
Determinants of Internet-Based Performance Reporting Released by Italian Local Government Authorities
verfasst von
Luigi Lepore
Sabrina Pisano
Copyright-Jahr
2013
Verlag
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-35761-9_4