TY - JOUR AB - The author, one of the leading business thinkers in the USA and a former Harvard Business School professor, puts forward his hopes and fears for the year 2004. He hopes that the worlds of financial reporting and corporate governance will become clearer and more effective but he worries that resistance from company directors and a preference for rules rather than principles will hinder this process. On balance he concludes that he is more hopeful than fearful for the year ahead. VL - 12 IS - 2 SN - 0965-7967 DO - 10.1108/09657960410517785 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/09657960410517785 AU - Eccles Robert G. PY - 2004 Y1 - 2004/01/01 TI - Hopes and fears for financial reporting and corporate governance T2 - Balance Sheet PB - Emerald Group Publishing Limited SP - 8 EP - 13 Y2 - 2024/05/09 ER -