Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the effect of firm size and foreign operations on the exchange rate exposure of UK non-financial companies from January 1981 to December 2001. Design/methodology/approach – The impact of the unexpected changes in exchange rates on firms’...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the exchange rate exposure of UK nonfinancial companies from January 1981 to December 2001. Design/methodology/approach – The study employs different exchange rate measures and adopts an equally weighted exchange rate. The analyses are...

Increasing economic integration and development of global markets means that few companies, if any, are unaffected by currency movements. Change in a company's earnings due to unexpected changes in foreign currency exchange rates relative to their domestic currency is known as foreign exchange...

Purpose -This study seeks to provide valuable new insight into the timeliness of corporate internet reporting (TCIR) by a sample of Irish-listed companies. Design/methodology/approach - The authors apply an updated version of Abdelsalam et al. TCIR index to assess the timeliness of corporate...

Purpose -This study seeks to examine the key factors that affect the timeliness of corporate internet reporting (CIR) by the Egyptian listed corporations on the Cairo and Alexandria Stock Exchange. Design/methodology/approach - The authors use firm characteristics and corporate governance...

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to investigate the exchange rate exposure of UK non-financial companies from January 1981 to December 2001. Design/methodology/approach -The study employs different exchange rate measures and adopts an equally weighted exchange rate. The analyses are...

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to examine the effect of firm size and foreign operations on the exchange rate exposure of UK non-financial companies from January 1981 to December 2001. Design/methodology/approach -The impact of the unexpected changes in exchange rates on firms’ stock...