Citation

Joshi, Prem Lal and Min, Teoh Hui and Deshmukh, Ashutosh and Jaffar, Nahariah (2016) Extent and Determinants of Intellectual Capital Disclosures by Top Listed Companies in Malaysia. Indian Journal of Finance, 10 (4). p. 7. ISSN 0973-8711

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Abstract

The purpose of this paper was to examine the extent of intellectual capital disclosures and the determinants of such disclosures by the Malaysian companies. A disclosure index for the intellectual capital information consisting of 20 items, using the annual reports of top 100 companies listed in Bursa Malaysia as on December 31, 2013, was developed. Multiple regression was used to test 12 hypotheses, using the data collected from the same annual reports. The results revealed that the intellectual capital disclosure level had increased as compared to the prior studies in Malaysia that suggests increased corporate awareness regarding intellectual capital disclosures, though the disclosure level was lower as compared to the other advanced countries. The results provided evidence that company size, leverage, and industry type significantly affected the intellectual capital disclosure levels. However, the intellectual capital disclosure levels did not have a significant relationship with return on total assets, board independence, audit committee independence, company age, complexity, foreign shareholding, institutional shareholding, and auditor size. The adjusted R square, an explanatory power of the model, was 52%. We also discussed the implications for the standard-setters and regulators. This study makes an incremental contribution to the literature on the intellectual capital disclosures in the Malaysian context.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Intellectual Capital, Size, Industry Type, Leverage, Disclosure Index
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H1-99 Social Sciences (General)
Divisions:	Faculty of Management (FOM)
Depositing User:	Ms Rosnani Abd Wahab
Date Deposited:	20 Nov 2017 09:22
Last Modified:	20 Nov 2017 09:22
URII:	http://shdl.mmu.edu.my/id/eprint/6486

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