This study examines the impact of ownership features, corporate governance mechanisms, and firm-specific characteristics on the voluntary disclosure provided by publicly-listed companies on the Shanghai Stock Exchange in China. The ownership structure features and corporate governance mechanisms...

This paper examines whether strategic corporate social responsibility (SCSR) disclosures are value-relevant for investors and analysts in the context of China. Using a sample of Chinese listed firms from One Belt One Road (OBOR) theme indices, we construct a rating system of SCSR disclosures...

This paper investigates the determinants and economic consequences of disclosure of internal control weaknesses (ICWs) by Chinese listed firms under the voluntary disclosure regime over 2010-2011. We find that the probability of firms disclosing ICWs is not only associated with firm...