Just a passing fad? The diffusion and decline of environmental reporting in the Finnish water sector
: Vinnari E, Laine M
Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing Limited
: 2013
Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal
ACCOUNTING AUDITING & ACCOUNTABILITY JOURNAL
: ACCOUNT AUDIT ACCOUN
: 26
: 7
: 1107
: 1134
: 28
: 0951-3574
: 1758-4205
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/AAAJ-04-2012-01002
Originality/value - The paper provides new insights into public sector sustainability reporting and presents reasons for its decline. In addition, the analysis illustrates the applicability of Abrahamson's typology of innovation diffusion to the study of social and environmental reporting practices.