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Determinants of corporate governance disclosure: evidence from an emerging market

Rishi Kapoor Ronoowah (Open University of Mauritius, Reduit, Mauritius)
Boopen Seetanah (University of Mauritius, Reduit, Mauritius)

Journal of Accounting in Emerging Economies

ISSN: 2042-1168

Article publication date: 3 March 2022

Issue publication date: 17 January 2023

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Abstract

Purpose

This study aims to examine the influence of corporate governance (CG) mechanisms and ownership structures on corporate governance disclosure (CGD) in listed Mauritian companies.

Design/methodology/approach

Multivariate regression techniques, both static and dynamic panel data models, were employed to analyse the effect of the determinants on the CGD level of 42 Mauritian listed companies (38 non-financial and four financial firms) from 2009 to 2019.

Findings

In the static model comprising 42 firms, CG attributes such as board size, board meeting frequency, CG committee meeting frequency and audit committee meeting frequency are major determinants of CGD, whereas ownership structure variables such as managerial ownership and institutional ownership do not influence CGD. In the dynamic model, only the CG meeting frequency is a major determinant. The determinants of CGD vary between non-financial and financial firms.

Research limitations/implications

This study is limited to CGD in listed firms, excluding mandatory disclosures and unlisted firms. Future research can use qualitative approaches to better understand CGD behaviour with an extension to mandatory disclosures and non-listed firms.

Practical implications

Policymakers can rely on determinants to draw policy measures to raise CG standards further. Domestic and foreign investors may also depend on the determinants of their expectations of CGD while making investment and credit decisions.

Originality/value

This study contributes to the extant literature by examining a new determinant of CGD: CG committee meeting frequency. It also investigates any differences in the determinants between financial and non-financial firms with different listing status.

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Citation

Ronoowah, R.K. and Seetanah, B. (2023), "Determinants of corporate governance disclosure: evidence from an emerging market", Journal of Accounting in Emerging Economies, Vol. 13 No. 1, pp. 135-166. https://doi.org/10.1108/JAEE-10-2021-0320

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Emerald Publishing Limited

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