The impact of corporate attributes on voluntary HR disclosure practices: a study of Indian corporate sector

Kirti Aggarwal

Asian Journal of Economics and Banking, 2022, vol. 7, issue 3, 397-423

Abstract: Purpose - The objective of the present study is to examine the impact of corporate characteristics on human resource disclosures in Indian corporate sector. Design/methodology/approach - The study investigates the annual reports of 336 Indian listed companies of NSE-500 Index. The data are collected for the latest time period which contains eight years (FY 2012–13 to 2019–2020). The data of independent variables (company characteristics) have collected from annual reports and CMIE ProwessIQ Database of the Indian listed companies. The data of human resource dissclosure index (HRDI) is collected form annual reports using content analysis approach. For analysis purpose, descriptive statistics, Pearson's correlation matrix, Two-way Least Square Dummy Variable (LSDV) regression model have been used. Findings - The outcomes show that net sales, market capitalisation, ROTA, return on equity, quick ratio, PAR have significant positive and age, profit after tax, current ratio have significant negative effect on HRDI. On the contrary, debt-equity ratio, earnings per share, type of auditor, listing status have insignificant positive and net fixed assets, promoter's holding have insignificant negative effect on HR disclosures of the selected Indian listed companies. Originality/value - The HRDI constructed in the present study helps the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) and other regulatory bodies to make some standards regarding voluntary HR disclosure practices in Indian corporate sector.

Keywords: Annual report; Human resource disclosure index; Content analysis; Corporate characteristics; Indian corporate sector (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1108/AJEB-05-2022-0048

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