Does board capital enhance corporate social responsibility disclosure quality? The role of CEO power.

This paper examines the relationship between board capital attributes and corporate social responsibility disclosure (CSRD) quality and how CEO power moderates the association between board capital attributes and CSRD quality. Using a cross-sectional sample of 114 firms, we find that directors�...

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Main Authors: Maswadi, Laila, Amran, Azlan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: universiti sains malaysia 2022
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description This paper examines the relationship between board capital attributes and corporate social responsibility disclosure (CSRD) quality and how CEO power moderates the association between board capital attributes and CSRD quality. Using a cross-sectional sample of 114 firms, we find that directors' experience and directors' interlocking have positive impacts on CSRD quality while directors' political ties have a significant negative impact on CSRD quality in Saudi firms. Contrary to our hypotheses, we find no support for the impacts of directors' education, directors' expertise, and board nationality on CSRD quality. Moreover, we find partial support for the moderation effects of CEO power. Overall, we theoretically highlight the roles of resource dependence theory and agency theory in enhancing CSRD quality.
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spelling usm-588702023-07-12T08:57:35Z http://eprints.usm.my/58870/ Does board capital enhance corporate social responsibility disclosure quality? The role of CEO power. Maswadi, Laila Amran, Azlan HG1-9999 Finance This paper examines the relationship between board capital attributes and corporate social responsibility disclosure (CSRD) quality and how CEO power moderates the association between board capital attributes and CSRD quality. Using a cross-sectional sample of 114 firms, we find that directors' experience and directors' interlocking have positive impacts on CSRD quality while directors' political ties have a significant negative impact on CSRD quality in Saudi firms. Contrary to our hypotheses, we find no support for the impacts of directors' education, directors' expertise, and board nationality on CSRD quality. Moreover, we find partial support for the moderation effects of CEO power. Overall, we theoretically highlight the roles of resource dependence theory and agency theory in enhancing CSRD quality. universiti sains malaysia 2022 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.usm.my/58870/1/Does%20board%20capital%20enhance%20CSR%20disclosure%20quality%2C%20The%20role%20of%20CEO%20power.pdf Maswadi, Laila and Amran, Azlan (2022) Does board capital enhance corporate social responsibility disclosure quality? The role of CEO power. Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management.
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Does board capital enhance corporate social responsibility disclosure quality? The role of CEO power.
title Does board capital enhance corporate social responsibility disclosure quality? The role of CEO power.
title_full Does board capital enhance corporate social responsibility disclosure quality? The role of CEO power.
title_fullStr Does board capital enhance corporate social responsibility disclosure quality? The role of CEO power.
title_full_unstemmed Does board capital enhance corporate social responsibility disclosure quality? The role of CEO power.
title_short Does board capital enhance corporate social responsibility disclosure quality? The role of CEO power.
title_sort does board capital enhance corporate social responsibility disclosure quality? the role of ceo power.
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url http://eprints.usm.my/58870/
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