The shareholder's use of corporate annual reports

Corporate communication with the individual investor - an overview objectives of financial statements role of the annual report in meeting its objectives - previous research impact of accounting information on stock prices - previous research research methodology and demographics of the corporate shareholders explanation of the shareholder decision-making process the shareholders use of the corporate financial statements the shareholders use of other annual report items the impact of shareholder sophistication on their use of the corporate annual report the shareholders demand for additional disclosures, equal access, and accountability the future of the annual report in responding to the shareholders' demand for accountability. Appendix: statistical appendix questionnaire.