A Content Analysis of External Risk Reporting in UK Public Telecommunications Companies

This research paper examines and compares risk information disclosures in the annual reports of UK telecommunications companies for the financial year of 2001/02 and 2005/06. Following a content analysis, risk information contained in the company annual reports are classified according to their risk...

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Main Author: Liu, Yuting
Format: Dissertation (University of Nottingham only)
Language:English
Published: 2006
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/20363/
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description This research paper examines and compares risk information disclosures in the annual reports of UK telecommunications companies for the financial year of 2001/02 and 2005/06. Following a content analysis, risk information contained in the company annual reports are classified according to their risk categories and characteristics. Increases in both voluntary and mandatory disclosures are found, although there is still a lack of clarity and measurability. The risk information does not get reported in a consistent and comprehensive way. Therefore, the usefulness of risk disclosure does not appear to be improving. The author concludes that it might be desirable to let investors drive the direction of future developments of risk disclosure. This may be better achieved within a voluntary disclosure environment with supports from risk management associations of individual business sectors. Corporate web site could potentially be a better place to locate risk disclosure.
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spelling nottingham-203632018-04-06T13:56:35Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/20363/ A Content Analysis of External Risk Reporting in UK Public Telecommunications Companies Liu, Yuting This research paper examines and compares risk information disclosures in the annual reports of UK telecommunications companies for the financial year of 2001/02 and 2005/06. Following a content analysis, risk information contained in the company annual reports are classified according to their risk categories and characteristics. Increases in both voluntary and mandatory disclosures are found, although there is still a lack of clarity and measurability. The risk information does not get reported in a consistent and comprehensive way. Therefore, the usefulness of risk disclosure does not appear to be improving. The author concludes that it might be desirable to let investors drive the direction of future developments of risk disclosure. This may be better achieved within a voluntary disclosure environment with supports from risk management associations of individual business sectors. Corporate web site could potentially be a better place to locate risk disclosure. 2006 Dissertation (University of Nottingham only) NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/20363/1/06MAlixyl29.pdf Liu, Yuting (2006) A Content Analysis of External Risk Reporting in UK Public Telecommunications Companies. [Dissertation (University of Nottingham only)] (Unpublished) Risk disclosure risk reporting annual report telecommunications risk management financial reporting
spellingShingle Risk disclosure
risk reporting
annual report
telecommunications
risk management
financial reporting
Liu, Yuting
A Content Analysis of External Risk Reporting in UK Public Telecommunications Companies
title A Content Analysis of External Risk Reporting in UK Public Telecommunications Companies
title_full A Content Analysis of External Risk Reporting in UK Public Telecommunications Companies
title_fullStr A Content Analysis of External Risk Reporting in UK Public Telecommunications Companies
title_full_unstemmed A Content Analysis of External Risk Reporting in UK Public Telecommunications Companies
title_short A Content Analysis of External Risk Reporting in UK Public Telecommunications Companies
title_sort content analysis of external risk reporting in uk public telecommunications companies
topic Risk disclosure
risk reporting
annual report
telecommunications
risk management
financial reporting
url https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/20363/