Indonesian Journal of Sustainability Accounting and Management
Vol 6, No 1 (2022): June 2022 Article-in-Press

Corporate Social Responsibility Disclosure Quality and Quantity and Its Effect on Firm Value in Ghana

Alhassan Musah (Takoradi Technical University, Ghana)
Mohammed Abdulai (University of Ghana, Ghana)
Bismark Okyere (Ho Technical University, Ghana)
Abigail Padi (Takoradi Technical University, Ghana)



Article Info

Publish Date
26 Jun 2022

Abstract

This study investigates the nature of Corporate Social Responsibility Disclosure (CSRD), the location of CSRD in annual reports, and identifies sectors that disclose more CSRD information among listed firms in Ghana. The study also investigated the quality and quantity of CSRD with its consequence in terms of quality and quantity of the impact on firm value. The study sampled 33 listed firms over 10 years, from 2011 to 2020. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, correlation analysis, and panel regression analysis. The results of the study showed the weak relationship between the quality and quantity of CSRD. Regarding the nature of CSRD, community information was disclosed more often than any other category of information was. In addition, this research study demonstrated that a separate section for CSRD information was much preferred. Further, the financial sector disclosed more CSRD information than any of the other sectors did. On the consequences of CSRD, the results showed no significant impact of CSRD on firm value in terms of either quality or quantity of CSRD. The results suggest that investors in Ghana do not pay attention to the quality and quantity of firms’ CSRD in making their investment decisions.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

ijsam

Publisher

Subject

Decision Sciences, Operations Research & Management Economics, Econometrics & Finance

Description

Indonesian Journal of Sustainability Accounting and Management is published by Universitas Pasundan. The journal brings together research from a range of disciplinary approaches to improving social and environmental sustainability and the social and environmental consequences of climate change and ...