Chief Executive Officer Characteristics And Corporate Social Responsibility Disclosure Among Non-Financial Listed Firms In Malaysia

Nurdiana Nataxha, Azizan (2017) Chief Executive Officer Characteristics And Corporate Social Responsibility Disclosure Among Non-Financial Listed Firms In Malaysia. [Final Year Project Report] (Unpublished)

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Abstract

The purpose of this research is to examine the link between Chief Executive Officer (CEO) characteristics on Corporate Social Responsibility Disclosure. The sample data used in this research comprises 201 non-financial firms listed on the Bursa Malaysia in the period 2013 to 2015. CEO characteristics in this research are CEO gender, CEO working experience, and CEO education. All non-financial data were collected from annual report and financial data were collected from data stream. The result show that CEO education are in the science field are performed better compared to business field in engaging CSR disclosure. They are more vulnerable in handling and working in the complex environment. Furthermore, they have skillfully conceptualizing, applying and analyzing and able to solve issue with prompt critical thinking. Firm size is only control variable that positively significant towards CSR disclosure. Future studies suggest this study can be expand using other measurement of CEO characteristics and CSR disclosure.

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