CORPORATE ATTRIBUTES AND FIRMS’ DISCLOSURE OF CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY: AN INSIGHT INTO NIGERIAN LISTED COMPANIES

The financial reports that incorporate economic, social, environmental and governance information raised a global concern in the recent times due to its shortcomings weaknesses on the conventional financial reports. The disclosure of corporate social responsibility will not only enhance stakeholder...

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Main Authors: Sunday Azeita Okoughenu, Michael Adeyemi OLAYIWOLA, Olutunji OPADIJO
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Language:English
Published: Kwara State University, Malete Nigeria 2023-11-01
Series:Malete Journal of Accounting and Finance
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description The financial reports that incorporate economic, social, environmental and governance information raised a global concern in the recent times due to its shortcomings weaknesses on the conventional financial reports. The disclosure of corporate social responsibility will not only enhance stakeholder’s decisions but might be crucial to the survival of the business organisation. The disclosure of performance of the organisation should be evaluated in terms of the economic (profit), social (people) and the environment (planet factors). Based on this, effort is required towards making the disclosure of corporate social responsibility not voluntary but mandatory worldwide. Therefore, this study investigates the relationship between corporate attributes and firms’ disclosure of corporate social responsibility in Nigerian listed companies. Out of the one hundred and seventy-seven (177) total population of companies listed in Nigeria between 2016 and 2020, a sample of one hundred and twenty-two (122) companies were randomly selected and analysed with the use of ordinary least square regression techniques. The result of the fixed effect estimation showed that firm size and profitability had a positive and significant relationship with firms’ disclosures of corporate responsibility at 5 % level while leverage has negative and insignificant relationship with firms’ disclosure of corporate social responsibility in Nigerian listed companies. Hence, the study recommends to the stakeholders of the Nigerian listed companies that they should encourage the management of their companies to invest more on the size of the company and profitability because of their positive impact on enhancing disclosure of corporate social responsibility that would enhance their decision making. In addition, leverage should not be encouraged because it would reduce the disclosure of Nigerian listed companies’ corporate social responsibility.
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spelling doaj-art-08883bf4648743abacdc7db25dad16412025-02-10T23:06:39ZengKwara State University, Malete NigeriaMalete Journal of Accounting and Finance2735-96032023-11-0122CORPORATE ATTRIBUTES AND FIRMS’ DISCLOSURE OF CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY: AN INSIGHT INTO NIGERIAN LISTED COMPANIESSunday Azeita Okoughenu0Michael Adeyemi OLAYIWOLA1Olutunji OPADIJO2Ajayi Crowther University, Oyo StateAjayi Crowther University, Oyo StateAjayi Crowther University, Oyo State The financial reports that incorporate economic, social, environmental and governance information raised a global concern in the recent times due to its shortcomings weaknesses on the conventional financial reports. The disclosure of corporate social responsibility will not only enhance stakeholder’s decisions but might be crucial to the survival of the business organisation. The disclosure of performance of the organisation should be evaluated in terms of the economic (profit), social (people) and the environment (planet factors). Based on this, effort is required towards making the disclosure of corporate social responsibility not voluntary but mandatory worldwide. Therefore, this study investigates the relationship between corporate attributes and firms’ disclosure of corporate social responsibility in Nigerian listed companies. Out of the one hundred and seventy-seven (177) total population of companies listed in Nigeria between 2016 and 2020, a sample of one hundred and twenty-two (122) companies were randomly selected and analysed with the use of ordinary least square regression techniques. The result of the fixed effect estimation showed that firm size and profitability had a positive and significant relationship with firms’ disclosures of corporate responsibility at 5 % level while leverage has negative and insignificant relationship with firms’ disclosure of corporate social responsibility in Nigerian listed companies. Hence, the study recommends to the stakeholders of the Nigerian listed companies that they should encourage the management of their companies to invest more on the size of the company and profitability because of their positive impact on enhancing disclosure of corporate social responsibility that would enhance their decision making. In addition, leverage should not be encouraged because it would reduce the disclosure of Nigerian listed companies’ corporate social responsibility. https://majaf.com.ng/index.php/majaf/article/view/53Agency TheoryCorporate Social Responsibility DisclosureCorporate Attributes
spellingShingle Sunday Azeita Okoughenu
Michael Adeyemi OLAYIWOLA
Olutunji OPADIJO
CORPORATE ATTRIBUTES AND FIRMS’ DISCLOSURE OF CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY: AN INSIGHT INTO NIGERIAN LISTED COMPANIES
Malete Journal of Accounting and Finance
Agency Theory
Corporate Social Responsibility Disclosure
Corporate Attributes
title CORPORATE ATTRIBUTES AND FIRMS’ DISCLOSURE OF CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY: AN INSIGHT INTO NIGERIAN LISTED COMPANIES
title_full CORPORATE ATTRIBUTES AND FIRMS’ DISCLOSURE OF CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY: AN INSIGHT INTO NIGERIAN LISTED COMPANIES
title_fullStr CORPORATE ATTRIBUTES AND FIRMS’ DISCLOSURE OF CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY: AN INSIGHT INTO NIGERIAN LISTED COMPANIES
title_full_unstemmed CORPORATE ATTRIBUTES AND FIRMS’ DISCLOSURE OF CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY: AN INSIGHT INTO NIGERIAN LISTED COMPANIES
title_short CORPORATE ATTRIBUTES AND FIRMS’ DISCLOSURE OF CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY: AN INSIGHT INTO NIGERIAN LISTED COMPANIES
title_sort corporate attributes and firms disclosure of corporate social responsibility an insight into nigerian listed companies
topic Agency Theory
Corporate Social Responsibility Disclosure
Corporate Attributes
url https://majaf.com.ng/index.php/majaf/article/view/53
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