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Craig Deegan
Researcher at RMIT University
Publications - 71
Citations - 15155
Craig Deegan is an academic researcher from RMIT University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Accountability & Stakeholder. The author has an hindex of 38, co-authored 70 publications receiving 13902 citations. Previous affiliations of Craig Deegan include University of Southern Queensland & University of Tasmania.
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Introduction: The legitimising effect of social and environmental disclosures – a theoretical foundation
TL;DR: In this article, the role of legitimacy theory in explaining managers' decisions is discussed and it is emphasised that legitimacy theory, as it is currently used, must still be considered to be a relatively underdeveloped theory of managerial behaviour.
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A Study of the Environmental Disclosure Practices of Australian Corporations
Craig Deegan,Ben Gordon +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated the environmental disclosure practices of Australian corporate entities and found that the extent of corporate environmental disclosure is positively associated with the environmental lobby groups' concern about the environmental performance of companies within particular industries.
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An examination of the corporate social and environmental disclosures of BHP from 1983‐1997: A test of legitimacy theory
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined the social and environmental disclosures of BHP Ltd from 1983 to 1997 to ascertain the extent and type of annual report social-and environmental disclosures over the period, and whether such disclosures can be explained by the concepts of a social contract and legitimacy theory.
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Do Australian companies report environmental news objectively? An analysis of environmental disclosures by firms prosecuted successfully by the Environmental Protection Authority
Craig Deegan,Michaela Rankin +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigate the environmental reporting practices of a sample of 20 Australian companies which were subject to successful prosecution by the New South Wales and Victorian Environmental Protection Authorities, during the period 1990•1993.
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The public disclosure of environmental performance information—a dual test of media agenda setting theory and legitimacy theory
Noel Brown,Craig Deegan +1 more
TL;DR: This paper conducted an empirical study of the relationship between the print media coverage given to various industries' environmental effects and the levels of annual report environmental disclosures made by a sample of firms within those industries.