
ERIC Number: EJ553705
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1997
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Corporate Annual Report Graphical Communication in Hong Kong: Effective or Misleading?
Courtis, John K.
Journal of Business Communication, v34 n3 p269-88 Jul 1997
Examines graphical presentations of quantitative data within corporate annual reports in Hong Kong. Finds that approximately 35% of companies included graphics in their annual report. Notes that half of all graphs violated sound principles of chart graphics and were therefore misleading; and misleading graphs occurred across all industrial sectors, suggesting that violations may be due to preparer ignorance and carelessness. (SR)
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Charts, Communication Research, Ethics, Foreign Countries, Graphs, Organizational Communication
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Hong Kong
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