Indonesian Journal of Sustainability Accounting and Management
Vol 3, No 1 (2019): June 2019

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

Chidiebele Innocent Onyali (Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Department of Accountancy, Awka, Nigeria)
Tochukwu Gloria Okafor (Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Department of Accountancy, Awka, Nigeria)



Article Info

Publish Date
13 Jun 2019

Abstract

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.

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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 ...