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This paper examines the purposes and problems of disclosure of corporate information to employees for both general and collective bargaining purposes. The type of information under consideration includes that relating to labour, financial statistics and matters affecting future plans and prospects.

From the Industrial RelationsJournal, vol. 7, no. 2, Summer 1976.

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Marsh, A., Rosewell, R. (1982). A Question of Disclosure. In: Midgley, K. (eds) Management Accountability and Corporate Governance. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-05944-7_15

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