Board independence and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) reporting in Malaysia
Date
2017
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University of Wollongong
Abstract
This study aims to examine the influence of board independence on corporate social responsibility (CSR) reporting by publicly listed companies in Malaysia. Content analysis was used to determine the extent of CSR reporting. A reporting index consisting of 51 items was developed based on six themes: General, Community, Environment, Human Resources, Marketplace and Other. An Ordinary Least Square (OLS) regression was used to examine the relationship between board independence and firm CSR reporting. The results indicate that the association between board independence and company CSR reporting is industry specific. Overall, the empirical evidence partially supports agency theory.
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CITATION: Ahmad, N. B. J., Rashid, A. & Gow, J. 2017. Board independence and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) reporting in Malaysia. Australasian Accounting, Business and Finance Journal, 11(2):61-85, doi:10.14453/aabfj.v11i2.5.
The original publication is available at https://ro.uow.edu.au/aabfj/
The original publication is available at https://ro.uow.edu.au/aabfj/
Keywords
Directors of Corporations -- Malaysia, CSR (Corporate social responsibility) -- Malaysia
Citation
Ahmad, N. B. J., Rashid, A. & Gow, J. 2017. Board independence and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) reporting in Malaysia. Australasian Accounting, Business and Finance Journal, 11(2):61-85, doi:10.14453/aabfj.v11i2.5