The Extend Of Corporate Social Disclosure By Banks And Finance Companies In Malaysia

The objective of this research is to investigate the extent of social disclosure practiced by banks and finance companies in Malaysia. The social disclosure items selected in this study was replicated from a study by the AAA Committee on Accounting for Social Performance in 1975 and the other by the...

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Main Author: Fathilatul Zakimi, Abdul Hamid
Format: Thesis
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Published: 2000
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Online Access:https://etd.uum.edu.my/148/1/FATHILATUL_ZAKIMI_ABDUL_HAMID_-_The_Extent_Of_Corporate_Social_Disclosure_By_Banks_And_Finance_Companies_In_Malaysia.pdf
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spelling my-uum-etd.1482022-06-07T03:21:00Z The Extend Of Corporate Social Disclosure By Banks And Finance Companies In Malaysia 2000 Fathilatul Zakimi, Abdul Hamid Sekolah Siswazah Sekolah Siswazah HF5601-5689 Accounting The objective of this research is to investigate the extent of social disclosure practiced by banks and finance companies in Malaysia. The social disclosure items selected in this study was replicated from a study by the AAA Committee on Accounting for Social Performance in 1975 and the other by the NAA Committee on Accounting for Corporate Social Performance in 1977. This study empirically examines the relationship between firm characteristic and the level of social disclosure. The findings from this research show that social disclosure level among banks and finance companies in Malaysia is still low. In addition, firm size was found to have a positive relationship with the amount of social disclosure made by firms. However the variables profitability, scope of business, listing status and audit firm size show insignificant relationship. 2000 Thesis https://etd.uum.edu.my/148/ https://etd.uum.edu.my/148/1/FATHILATUL_ZAKIMI_ABDUL_HAMID_-_The_Extent_Of_Corporate_Social_Disclosure_By_Banks_And_Finance_Companies_In_Malaysia.pdf text eng public https://etd.uum.edu.my/148/2/1.ERNE_SUZILA_BINTI_KASSIM_-_Designing_a_four-tier_architecture_for_a_web-based_simulation_environment.pdf text eng public masters masters Universiti Utara Malaysia
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The Extend Of Corporate Social Disclosure By Banks And Finance Companies In Malaysia
description The objective of this research is to investigate the extent of social disclosure practiced by banks and finance companies in Malaysia. The social disclosure items selected in this study was replicated from a study by the AAA Committee on Accounting for Social Performance in 1975 and the other by the NAA Committee on Accounting for Corporate Social Performance in 1977. This study empirically examines the relationship between firm characteristic and the level of social disclosure. The findings from this research show that social disclosure level among banks and finance companies in Malaysia is still low. In addition, firm size was found to have a positive relationship with the amount of social disclosure made by firms. However the variables profitability, scope of business, listing status and audit firm size show insignificant relationship.
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