Our aim is to increase understanding of the potential effects of culture and corporate
governance on social disclosures. The ethnic background of directors and shareholders
is used as a proxy for culture. Corporate governance characteristics include board composition,
multiple directorships and type of shareholders. The dependent variable, disclosure
in annual reports of Malaysian corporations, is measured by an index score as
well as in terms of number of words. Our results indicate a significant relationship
between corporate social disclosure and boards dominated by Malay directors, boards
dominated by executive directors, chair with multiple directorships and foreign share
ownership. Four of the control variables (size, profitability, multiple listing and type
of industry) were significantly related to corporate social disclosure with the exception
of gearing. This study has public policy implications for Malaysia as well as a number of
other countries in the Asia–Pacific region.
Our aim is to increase understanding of the potential effects of culture and corporate
governance on social disclosures. The ethnic background of directors and shareholders
is used as a proxy for culture. Corporate governance characteristics include board composition,
multiple directorships and type of shareholders. The dependent variable, disclosure
in annual reports of Malaysian corporations, is measured by an index score as
well as in terms of number of words. Our results indicate a significant relationship
between corporate social disclosure and boards dominated by Malay directors, boards
dominated by executive directors, chair with multiple directorships and foreign share
ownership. Four of the control variables (size, profitability, multiple listing and type
of industry) were significantly related to corporate social disclosure with the exception
of gearing. This study has public policy implications for Malaysia as well as a number of
other countries in the Asia–Pacific region.
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