Ownership and segment disclosure : moderating effect of competitiveness in Malaysia / Jalila Johari, Susela Selvaraj Devi and Sureshchandra Ramachandra

This paper aims to investigate whether firm and industry level of competitiveness has had a moderating effect on the level of segment disclosure, prior to the introduction of IFRS 8 – operating segments for companies, with differing ownership structures in Malaysia. A self-constructed segment disclo...

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Main Authors: Johari, Jalila, Selvaraj Devi, Susela, Ramachandra, Sureshchandra
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Language:English
Published: Universiti Teknologi MARA Cawangan Selangor 2016
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Online Access:https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/30978/
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author Johari, Jalila
Selvaraj Devi, Susela
Ramachandra, Sureshchandra
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Ramachandra, Sureshchandra
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description This paper aims to investigate whether firm and industry level of competitiveness has had a moderating effect on the level of segment disclosure, prior to the introduction of IFRS 8 – operating segments for companies, with differing ownership structures in Malaysia. A self-constructed segment disclosure index using data was drawn from firms listed in the Malaysian stock exchange for the period of 2006 to 2008. A total of 1,752 firm-year observations were used. The results show that competitiveness, either at the firm level or industry level experienced no effect on the extent of segment disclosures during the duration of pre-IFRS 8. However, the findings suggest that accounting qualifications of audit committee members, sizes of firms, years of listing, profitability and analyst following of the firms have significantly explain the extent to which segment information was disclosed in Malaysia.
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spelling uitm-309782020-06-15T03:58:16Z https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/30978/ Ownership and segment disclosure : moderating effect of competitiveness in Malaysia / Jalila Johari, Susela Selvaraj Devi and Sureshchandra Ramachandra mar Johari, Jalila Selvaraj Devi, Susela Ramachandra, Sureshchandra Competition. Monopolistic competition Competition. Production. Wealth This paper aims to investigate whether firm and industry level of competitiveness has had a moderating effect on the level of segment disclosure, prior to the introduction of IFRS 8 – operating segments for companies, with differing ownership structures in Malaysia. A self-constructed segment disclosure index using data was drawn from firms listed in the Malaysian stock exchange for the period of 2006 to 2008. A total of 1,752 firm-year observations were used. The results show that competitiveness, either at the firm level or industry level experienced no effect on the extent of segment disclosures during the duration of pre-IFRS 8. However, the findings suggest that accounting qualifications of audit committee members, sizes of firms, years of listing, profitability and analyst following of the firms have significantly explain the extent to which segment information was disclosed in Malaysia. Universiti Teknologi MARA Cawangan Selangor 2016-06 Article PeerReviewed text en https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/30978/1/AJ_JALILA%20JOHARI%20MAR%20B%2016.pdf Johari, Jalila and Selvaraj Devi, Susela and Ramachandra, Sureshchandra (2016) Ownership and segment disclosure : moderating effect of competitiveness in Malaysia / Jalila Johari, Susela Selvaraj Devi and Sureshchandra Ramachandra. (2016) Management & Accounting Review (MAR) <https://ir.uitm.edu.my/view/publication/Management_=26_Accounting_Review_=28MAR=29.html>, 15 (1). pp. 1-26. ISSN 2550-1895 http://arionline.uitm.edu.my/ojs/index.php/MAR/article/view/570
spellingShingle Competition. Monopolistic competition
Competition. Production. Wealth
Johari, Jalila
Selvaraj Devi, Susela
Ramachandra, Sureshchandra
Ownership and segment disclosure : moderating effect of competitiveness in Malaysia / Jalila Johari, Susela Selvaraj Devi and Sureshchandra Ramachandra
title Ownership and segment disclosure : moderating effect of competitiveness in Malaysia / Jalila Johari, Susela Selvaraj Devi and Sureshchandra Ramachandra
title_full Ownership and segment disclosure : moderating effect of competitiveness in Malaysia / Jalila Johari, Susela Selvaraj Devi and Sureshchandra Ramachandra
title_fullStr Ownership and segment disclosure : moderating effect of competitiveness in Malaysia / Jalila Johari, Susela Selvaraj Devi and Sureshchandra Ramachandra
title_full_unstemmed Ownership and segment disclosure : moderating effect of competitiveness in Malaysia / Jalila Johari, Susela Selvaraj Devi and Sureshchandra Ramachandra
title_short Ownership and segment disclosure : moderating effect of competitiveness in Malaysia / Jalila Johari, Susela Selvaraj Devi and Sureshchandra Ramachandra
title_sort ownership and segment disclosure : moderating effect of competitiveness in malaysia / jalila johari, susela selvaraj devi and sureshchandra ramachandra
topic Competition. Monopolistic competition
Competition. Production. Wealth
url https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/30978/
https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/30978/