This paper investigates the social and environmental disclosure practices of two large multi-national companies, specifically Nike and Hennes & Mauritz. Utilising a joint consideration of legitimacy theory and media agenda setting theory, we investigate the linkage between negative media...

This study seeks to fill in gap in the existing literature by looking at how and whether disclosure of social value creation becomes a part of legitimation strategies of social enterprises. By using legitimacy reasoning, this study informs that three global social organizations, Grameen Bank,...

This study examines whether the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) corporate governance principles and regulations have influenced anti-bribery disclosure practices by the top 100 ASX-listed companies from 2001-2011. Nineteen specific anti-bribery issues were considered under two general categories...

The aim of this paper is to establish a linkage between negative global media news towards Grameen Bank (GB), the largest microfinance organisation in the developing world, and the extent and type of annual report social performance disclosures by GB, over the nine-year period 1997-2005. Content...