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characteristics on the extent of corporate social responsibility (CSR) disclosure focusing on the US companies. Design … disclosure score calculated by Bloomberg is used as a proxy for the extent of CSR disclosure. Multiple regression analysis was … developed to identify factors that affect the extent of CSR disclosure. Findings – Results show that company and board size is …
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disclosure level. Design/methodology/approach Carbon disclosure leadership index score is considered as a proxy of carbon … disclosure level, while greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as a proxy of environmental performance. In addition, six control … negatively the dissemination of carbon disclosure information, suggesting a positive relationship between environmental …
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The causes of the recent increase in food contamination in the UK are examined. The scope extends beyond the normal focus on kitchen hygiene, to encompass malpractice at the supply end of the food chain. It is contended that the situation can be improved by making food policy consumer‐ rather...
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disclosures made, and the reasons for the disclosure in the context of Malaysian industrial products and construction companies … limited support for legitimacy theory in explaining the nature of disclosure, as well as the reasons for the disclosure …
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This study examines the perceptions of the users of eight different sources of corporate information available in Saudi Arabia. The sources of information includes annual corporate reports, interim reports, specialists advice, friend’s advice, newspapers and magazines, specialised...
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This paper investigates factors that influence the extent of corporate mandatory disclosure practices in New Zealand … over a three‐year period. Researcher‐created disclosure‐scoring templates consisting of mandated information items from … three regulatory sources were used to derive indexes of disclosure in financial annual reports of the sample companies …
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Many questions have been raised as to whether financial accounting has become more conservative. The value relevance and qualitative characteristics of accounting information have become topics of particular relevance given the role they have assumed in influencing the value judgment of...
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During the recent Financial Crisis, as well as the 2010 and ongoing European Sovereign Debt Crisis, several governments had/have had to raise their debt levels in order to stabilize their economies. The principal problem attributed to sovereign debts, which is linked to their characteristics, is...
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class of "natural" solutions) according to the likelihood of disclosure that they induce. This ordering identifies the best … choose the timing of disclosure. …
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justification for a robust mandatory disclosure regime and facilitates analysis of proposed substantive securities regulations. …
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