Disclosure about corporate social responsibility through ISO 26000 implementation made by Saudi listed companies

The paper examines the corporate social responsibility (CSR) reporting ‎conducted by Saudi listed firms based on the guidelines of ISO 26000. To measure the ‎extent of ISO disclosure, we use a content analysis. A CSR reporting index is ‎established throughout the global reporting initiative (GRI) an...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:49a6b6ca8e1943a59c624a6d8fa90d8e2021-12-02T18:31:21ZDisclosure about corporate social responsibility through ISO 26000 implementation made by Saudi listed companies2331-197510.1080/23311975.2019.1609188https://doaj.org/article/49a6b6ca8e1943a59c624a6d8fa90d8e2019-01-01T00:00:00Zhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23311975.2019.1609188https://doaj.org/toc/2331-1975The paper examines the corporate social responsibility (CSR) reporting ‎conducted by Saudi listed firms based on the guidelines of ISO 26000. To measure the ‎extent of ISO disclosure, we use a content analysis. A CSR reporting index is ‎established throughout the global reporting initiative (GRI) and the ISO 26000’s seven ‎core subjects of social responsibility. These sources inform the measurement of the ‎level of CSR information reported in different documents (e.g., annual reports, ‎sustainable development reports, etc.) published by these companies during the period ‎‎2015–2017. ‎First, we conducted this study to explore the reactions of Saudi firms to the ‎implementation of the new ISO 26000, and we searched for the most significant ‎determinants of this reporting in Saudi listed companies. Second, we tested the ‎bidirectional link between CSR reporting through Saudi market information asymmetry. ‎The results showed that all the sampled firms included some ISO 26000 ‎reporting in their published documents. Nevertheless, most reporting levels were weak. ‎However, the results showed also a positive effect of CSR reporting based on ‎ISO 26000 on information asymmetry. ‎Lassaad Ben MahjoubTaylor & Francis Grouparticlecorporate social disclosureiso 26000saudi listed companiessustainabilitycontent analysisinformation asymmetryBusinessHF5001-6182Management. Industrial managementHD28-70ENCogent Business & Management, Vol 6, Iss 1 (2019)
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topic corporate social disclosure
iso 26000
saudi listed companies
sustainability
content analysis
information asymmetry
Business
HF5001-6182
Management. Industrial management
HD28-70
spellingShingle corporate social disclosure
iso 26000
saudi listed companies
sustainability
content analysis
information asymmetry
Business
HF5001-6182
Management. Industrial management
HD28-70
Lassaad Ben Mahjoub
Disclosure about corporate social responsibility through ISO 26000 implementation made by Saudi listed companies
description The paper examines the corporate social responsibility (CSR) reporting ‎conducted by Saudi listed firms based on the guidelines of ISO 26000. To measure the ‎extent of ISO disclosure, we use a content analysis. A CSR reporting index is ‎established throughout the global reporting initiative (GRI) and the ISO 26000’s seven ‎core subjects of social responsibility. These sources inform the measurement of the ‎level of CSR information reported in different documents (e.g., annual reports, ‎sustainable development reports, etc.) published by these companies during the period ‎‎2015–2017. ‎First, we conducted this study to explore the reactions of Saudi firms to the ‎implementation of the new ISO 26000, and we searched for the most significant ‎determinants of this reporting in Saudi listed companies. Second, we tested the ‎bidirectional link between CSR reporting through Saudi market information asymmetry. ‎The results showed that all the sampled firms included some ISO 26000 ‎reporting in their published documents. Nevertheless, most reporting levels were weak. ‎However, the results showed also a positive effect of CSR reporting based on ‎ISO 26000 on information asymmetry. ‎
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title Disclosure about corporate social responsibility through ISO 26000 implementation made by Saudi listed companies
title_short Disclosure about corporate social responsibility through ISO 26000 implementation made by Saudi listed companies
title_full Disclosure about corporate social responsibility through ISO 26000 implementation made by Saudi listed companies
title_fullStr Disclosure about corporate social responsibility through ISO 26000 implementation made by Saudi listed companies
title_full_unstemmed Disclosure about corporate social responsibility through ISO 26000 implementation made by Saudi listed companies
title_sort disclosure about corporate social responsibility through iso 26000 implementation made by saudi listed companies
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