scholarly journals Assessment of the Influence of Foreign Directors on Integrated Sustainability Reporting of Consumer Goods Firms Listed on Nigerian Stock Exchange

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 65
Author(s):  
Chidiebele Innocent Onyali ◽  
Tochukwu Gloria Okafor
Keyword(s):  
Consumer Goods ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Sustainability Reporting ◽  
Board Structure ◽  
Integrated Reporting ◽  
Ex Post ◽  
Foreign Directors ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Integrated Sustainability ◽  
Governance Disclosure

The purpose of this paper is to explore the influence of foreign directors on integrated sustainability reporting of listed consumer goods firms in Nigeria. Specifically, the study investigated the impact of foreign directors on the economic, social, and governance disclosure of listed consumer goods firms in Nigeria. The study used the ex post facto research design. Population and sample size comprised of 21 listed consumer goods firms on the Nigerian Stock Exchange. The duration of the study is from 2011 to 2017 financial year. Multiple regressions analysis was adopted in testing the formulated hypotheses. The dependent variable sustainability integrated reporting was measured using an Economic, Social, and Governance (ESG) index. The independent variable was measured as the number of foreign directors on board. The results show a significant influence of foreign directors on the economic, social, and governance disclosure of listed consumer goods firms in Nigeria. Based on this, the study recommends the adoption of a genetic heterogeneous board structure to leverage the diverse set of skills brought by foreign board members to decision–making.

scholarly journals Integrated reporting vs. sustainability reporting for corporate responsibility in South Africa

2015 ◽  
Vol 29 (29) ◽  
pp. 7-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexandra F. Clayton ◽  
Jayne M. Rogerson ◽  
Isaac Rampedi
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
South African ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Sustainability Reporting ◽  
Annual Reports ◽  
Integrated Reporting ◽  
Corporate Reporting ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Responsible Manner

AbstractLarge corporates have come under increasing pressure to conduct their business in a more transparent and responsible manner. In order for business to fulfil its obligations under the ethic of accountability stakeholders must be given relevant, timely, and understandable information about their activities through corporate reports. The conventional company reports on annual financial performance, sustainability and governance disclosures often fail to make the connection between the organisation’s strategy, its financial results and performance on environmental, social and governance issues. Recognising the inherent shortcomings of existing reporting models, there is a growing trend to move towards integrated reporting. South Africa has been one of the most innovative countries in terms of integrated corporate reporting. Since 2010 companies primarily listed on the country’s major stock exchange have been required to produce an integrated report as opposed to the former sustainability report. The aim in this study is to review the development of integrated reporting by large corporates in South Africa and assess the impact of the required transition from sustainability reporting to integrated reporting on non-financial disclosure of eight South African corporates using content analysis of annual reports.

scholarly journals Moderating Effect of Financial Constraint on Relationship Between Accounting Conservatism and Investment Efficiency of Nigerian Consumer Goods Firms

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-42
Author(s):  
Aminu Lawal ◽  
Shehu Usman Hassan
Keyword(s):  
Consumer Goods ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Moderating Effect ◽  
Accounting Conservatism ◽  
Investment Efficiency ◽  
Financial Constraint ◽  
Moderation Effect ◽  
Ex Post ◽  
The Impact

This study explores the moderating effect of financial constraint on relationship between Accounting conservatism and investment efficiency of consumer goods firms listed on the Nigerian Stock Exchange market. The study used correlational and ex-post facto research design in a sample of 27 consumer goods firms. Secondary data for a period of 10 years (2010-2019) was used, and Advanced panel multiple regression was employed in data analysis. The results obtained from this research indicate that there is a significant relationship between accounting conservatism and investment efficiency. The study also found that there is a significant moderation effect between accounting conservatism and financial constraint on defining investment efficiency of consumer goods firms in Nigeria. The study concludes by showing that financial constraint has antagonistic role to accounting conservatism on explaining investment efficiency thus, conservatism may not improve investment efficiency in firms facing financial constraints. The study suggests that consideration of firms financial conditions should form an essential part of any analysis towards understanding the impact of Accounting conservatism more especially on investment behaviour, because of the influence financial constraint has on accounting conservatism is antagonistic in nature

scholarly journals Is Sustainability Reporting a Business Strategy for Firm’s Growth? Empirical Study on the Romanian Capital Market

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 658 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mihai Carp ◽  
Leontina Păvăloaia ◽  
Mihai-Bogdan Afrăsinei ◽  
Iuliana Georgescu
Keyword(s):  
Business Strategy ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Sustainability Reporting ◽  
Growth Strategies ◽  
Integrated Reporting ◽  
Socially Responsible ◽  
Correlation Pattern ◽  
Business Partners ◽  
Protection Information ◽  
The Impact

This study analyzed the impact of sustainability reporting on firms’ growth as a result of adopting an environmentally and socially responsible behavior. The information published by companies listed on the main section of the Bucharest Stock Exchange during a period spanning six financial years (2012–2017) was used to assess the influence exerted by the conduct of activities related to sustainability; the integrated reporting of economic, social and environmental protection information; and the quality of published reports on certain indicators relevant to appreciating a firm’s growth (price-to-book ratio, sales growth and cost of capital). The results obtained indicate a low influence of sustainable reporting on a firm’s growth indicators. Current and potential investors, lenders and business partners interpret sustainability reporting as insufficiently documented and as having a low capacity for integration within the decision-making process. However, significant dependency relationships were identified, and particularized on various connections without following a correlation pattern between a firm’s growth directions and the indicators of sustainability reporting. The results remain robust even after the introduction of certain control variables, such as sustainability sensitive industry sectors, company size and age, or increase of investments. Our paper sets out to contribute to expanding the specialty literature by highlighting the involvement of sustainable reporting as a factor in optimizing firms’ growth strategies and, at a methodological level, by using a quantile regression.

Do corporate attributes drive integrated reporting amongst listed companies in Nigeria?

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael O. Adelowotan ◽  
Ini E. Udofia
Keyword(s):  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Least Square ◽  
Annual Reports ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Integrated Reporting ◽  
Listed Firms ◽  
Reporting Framework ◽  
Primary Data Analysis ◽  
High Level ◽  
The Impact

Research purpose: The purpose of this paper was to investigate the association between corporate attributes and the implementation of Integrated Reporting (IR) among quoted companies on the Nigerian Stock Exchange which currently operates a voluntary based disclosure environment.Design and method: Using content analysis to derive the disclosure scores for integrated reporting and corporate attributes, the authors investigated the impact of corporate attributes on the implementation of the integrated reporting of a sample of 90 listed firms. The annual reports covering 2013–2017 were analysed using the disclosure methodologies developed by prior researchers in IR. The hypotheses were tested using panel least square regressions.Main findings: The authors found that corporate attributes have a statistically positive and significant impact on the implementation of integrated reporting framework, that share ownership structure and firm age have an insignificant influence over corporate implementation of the integrated reporting framework. The research findings extend integrated reporting research in Nigeria from mere primary data analysis to quantitative data analysis.Practical implications: The empirical findings provide regulators with evidence on the current level of integrated reporting disclosures and the influence of corporate attributes in driving integrated reporting.Originality and value: The study makes significant contributions to integrated reporting literature from a developing country’s perspective. It also provided empirical evidence of a high level of disclosure compliance with the IR framework among quoted companies in Nigeria.

scholarly journals CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND FIRM PERFORMANCE NEXUS: A CASE OF CEMENT INDUSTRY OF PAKISTAN

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdul Ghafoor Kazi ◽  
Muhammad Asad Arain ◽  
Payal Devi Sahetiya
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Firm Performance ◽  
Ownership Structure ◽  
Significant Relationship ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Study Data ◽  
Cement Industry ◽  
Annual Reports ◽  
Board Structure ◽  
The Impact

Corporate governance is the system of rules, practices and method by that business corporations are directed and controlled. The aim of this research is to examine the impact of the corporate governance on the financial performance of the enlisted cement industry on the Pakistan Stock Exchange from the year 2013-17. This research is a “quantitative research” which focuses on numbers and results based on empirical analysis of actual data and logic. Ten out of seventeen cement firms listed at PSX from the period 2013-17 are selected as sample of the study. Data was collected from documents and records. Descriptive statistics, Pearson’s correlation and multiple regressions were used for data analysis. The results showed that there is no significant relationship between leverage and firm performance, the board structure has no significant relationship with firm performance, and firm size has an insignificant relationship with firm performance. The results however suggested that ownership structure has significant relationship with firm performance. The future investors in cement industry of Pakistan must consider above factors before investments. This study helps shareholders and management in decision making about the effect of ownership structure on firm performance and how these can change ownership structure. This study helps students to gain knowledge and understanding about good corporate governance and its impact on firm performance. It will also help them to go through the annual reports of companies and to analyse the financial statements so that they could learn how to analyse the performance of the firm in terms of ROE. Moreover, the study would also be a direction for future researchers and students to further add value to the subject of corporate governance and firm performance.

scholarly journals Pengaruh Proporsi Kepemilikan Saham Asing dan Proporsi Direktur dan Komisaris Asing terhadap Penghindaran Pajak di Perusahaan Manufaktur Sektor Industri Barang Konsumsi Sub Sektor Makanan dan Minuman yang Terdaftar di Bursa Efek Indonesia

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 348
Author(s):  
Gregorius Fx Erick Tofani Riberu
Keyword(s):  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Tax Avoidance ◽  
Manufacturing Companies ◽  
Effective Tax Rate ◽  
Foreign Investors ◽  
Tax Rate ◽  
Food And Beverage ◽  
Board Directors ◽  
Foreign Directors ◽  
The Impact

The research aims to determine the impact of foreign investor’s interests on tax avoidance in Consumer Goods- Manufacturing Companies, in particular the food and beverage sector, listed in Indonesia Stock Exchange during the periods from 2011 to 2016. The interests of foreign investors are measured by two variable which are the percentage of ownership by foreign investors and the percentage of foreign directors and commisoners on the board directors. The methodology used in this research is sampling method, tested by multiple linear regression. Tax avoidance is measured by two approaches, i.e. Effective Tax Rate and Book Tax Different. This research concludes that the percentage of ownership by foreign investors and the percentage of foreign directors and commisoners on board directors show no significant effect to the corporate tax avoidance. Tujuan penulisan makalah ini adalah untuk mengetahui pengaruh proporsi kepemilikan saham asing dan proporsi direktur dan komisaris asing terhadap penghindaran pajak di perusahaan manufaktur sektor industri barang konsumsi sub sektor makanan dan minuman yang terdaftar di Bursa Efek Indonesia selama peiode tahun 2011 sampai dengan 2016. Teknik pengambilan sampel menggunakan metode purposive sampling, diuji dengan metode regresi linier berganda. Pengujian dilakukan dengan dua pendekatan yaitu Effective Tax Rate dan Book Tax Different. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian dapat disimpulkan bahwa dengan pendekatan ETR, proporsi kepemilikan saham asing tidak berpengaruh positif atas penghindaran pajak, namun proporsi direktur dan komisaris asing berpengaruh positif terhadap penghindaran pajak meskipun tidak signifikan. Sedangkan dengan pendekatan BTD proporsi kepemilikan saham asing bepengaruh positif terhadap penghindaran pajak meskipun tidak signifikan, dan proporsi direktur dan komisaris asing tidak berpengaruh positif terhadap penghindaran pajak. 

scholarly journals Assessing Stock Return: Findings from Consumer Goods Industry in Indonesia

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Fitria Mandaraira ◽  
Said Muniruddin
Keyword(s):  
Consumer Goods ◽  
Stock Return ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Total Sample ◽  
Investment Opportunity ◽  
Earnings Per Share ◽  
Investment Opportunity Set ◽  
Consumer Goods Industry ◽  
The Impact

This study aims to determine the impact of earnings per share (EPS), dividendpayout ratio (DPR), debt to equity ratio (DER), and investment opportunity set(IOS) on stock return. Population of this study is consumer goods industry sectorcompanies listed on Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX). The total sample wastaken compromising 17 companies within a period from 2010-2013, by usingpurposive sampling method. The data used are secondary data and analyticalmethods use is regression analysis test tools. The results of this study showedthat there are no impacts of earnings per share, dividend payout ratio, debt toequity ratio, and investment opportunity set partially and simultaneously on stockreturn on the consumer goods industry sector companies. The results of thisstudy mostly influenced by the performance of consumer goods industry sectorcompanies that have high stability and resistant towards crisis.

scholarly journals Effect of Sustainability Reporting on Economic Value Added of Manufacturing Firms Listed on Nigeria Stock Exchange

2020 ◽  
pp. 15-33
Author(s):  
Okoye, Emmanuel Ikechukwu ◽  
Ndum, Ngozi Blessing
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Economic Value ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Sustainability Reporting ◽  
Manufacturing Firms ◽  
Least Square ◽  
Economic Value Added ◽  
Ex Post

This study assessed the Effect of Sustainability Reporting on Economic Value Added of Manufacturing Firms Listed on Nigeria Stock Exchange. Twenty one (21) listed manufacturing firms constituted the sample size of this study between 2008 and 2019. Ex-Post facto research design and content analysis were adopted while secondary data were extracted from the annual reports and accounts of the sampled firms and were analysed using E-Views 10 statistical software. The study employed descriptive statistics and inferential statistics using Pearson correlation, Panel Least Square (PLS) regression analysis, granger causality test and Hausman test. Findings from the empirical analysis showed that Economic Sustainability Reporting, Social Sustainability Reporting, Environmental Sustainability Reporting and Sustainability Governance Reporting exerted a significant positive effect on Economic Value Added, of listed manufacturing firms in Nigeria at 5% level of significance respectively. It was recommended inter alia that corporate entities in Nigeria should invest in sustainability activities in all its ramifications in order to boost the image/reputation of the firms thereby increasing their returns.

scholarly journals Influence of integrated reporting ratings, CEO age, and years of experience on the share price of top 106 JSE listed companies

2016 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 216-231 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patient Rambe ◽  
Tonderayi B. Mangara
Keyword(s):  
South African ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Listed Companies ◽  
Share Price ◽  
Years Of Experience ◽  
Integrated Reporting ◽  
African Countries ◽  
Corporate Reporting ◽  
The Impact

Integrated corporate reporting (ICR), which entails the process of compiling, documenting and reporting on company’s resources, its ongoing relationships with key stakeholders; business models; products (services); and the impact of such products (or services) on stakeholders, society, as well as the environment to optimize company value, has generated considerable interest among top 100 Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) listed companies in South Africa over the last decade. Despite the surging interest in ICR to leverage the social responsibility, transparency and public accountability of companies in the developing African countries, little is known about the combined influence of ICR and internal company resources and/ capabilities (e.g., age and experience of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO)) on the performance of South African listed companies. The main objective of this study, therefore, is to examine the impact of Integrated Reporting Ratings (IRR); the company CEO’s age; and his/her years as a CEO on the share price of the company within the South African context. The top-106 JSE listed companies for the period Year-end 2014 constitute the sample for this study. Multivariate non-parametric regression is used to model the relationship between the predictor (i.e., independent) variables and the response (i.e., dependent) variable using MATLAB. The model developed in this study is, then, used to evaluate the impact of IRR; the CEO’s age and years of experience as CEO on the share price of individual companies. The proposed methodology is illustrated step-by-step. The finding of the study reveal that the share price of a company tended to increase with an increase in IRR, age and years of experience of the CEO, demonstrating that a company’s established history in integrated reporting and corporate experience positively impact its performance (i.e., the share price). Keywords: integrated corporate reporting, corporate responsibility, JSE listed companies, MATLAB. JEL Classification: G17

scholarly journals Responsiveness of Capital Market on the Output of Manufacturing Firms in Nigeria

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 17
Author(s):  
Madubuko Cyril Ubesie ◽  
Matthew Emeziem Ude
Keyword(s):  
Capital Market ◽  
Time Series Data ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Manufacturing Firms ◽  
Series Data ◽  
Fair Trading ◽  
Distributed Lag ◽  
Ex Post ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Bound Test

Capital market provides the necessary lubricant that keeps turning the wheel of the economy. It does not only provide the funds required for investment but also efficiently allocates these funds to projects of best returns to investors. This study empirically examined the responsiveness of capital market on productivity (Output) of manufacturing firms in Nigeria (1990 – 2016). Specifically, the study examined the impact of Market capitalization, Total listed equities and All Share Index on the productivity (Output) of manufacturing firms in Nigeria. Annual time series data obtained from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) statistical bulletin, 2016 edition was utilized. The study adopted the ex-post facto research design and employed the Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) bound test approach. The findings revealed that capital market indices of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (proxy by MCAP, TLE, and ASI) have long-run significant influence on the productivity of manufacturing firms in Nigeria. Based on these findings, it was recommended among others that there is need to restore confidence to the market by regulatory authorities through ensuring transparency and fair trading transaction and dealings in the stock exchange which in turn will help to improve economic growth in Nigeria; also that the private sector should be encouraged to invest in capital market to boost productivity (Output) and improve the growth of Nigerian economy.

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