Annual Reports: A Literature Review (1989–2001)

Abstract

Since the collapse of Enron Corporation in November 2001, annual reports and corporate financial disclosures have been the focus of government, corporate, and public attention. This article examines the literature written about annual reports between 1989 and 2001 to identify trends in research and determine areas of future study. Articles were categorized as related to SEC regulations and guidelines, summary annual reports, online annual reports, rhetorical analysis of annual reports, readability and accessibility of annual reports, methods of conveying negative information in annual reports, effective annual report writing, use and importance of annual reports, or use of annual reports in business writing classes. Post-Enron, it is likely that the number of articles in this area will dramatically increase over the next five to ten years.

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Journal of Technical Writing and Communication
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2002-10-01
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10.2190/28lm-3hqr-r5qm-fcau
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  1. Business and Professional Communication Quarterly
  2. Business and Professional Communication Quarterly
  3. Journal of Business and Technical Communication
  4. Journal of Technical Writing and Communication

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