International Journal of Business Management & Research - Volumes & Issues - Volume 7: June 2017, Issue 1

Web Based Corporate Reporting in India

Authors

Harmanpreet Kaur & Dr. Navkiranjit Kaur Dhaliwal

DOI Number

Keywords

Corporate Reporting, Voluntary Disclosure Index

Abstract

The present research paper examines the extent of web based reporting practices in Indian corporate sector. The sample for the study consists of 28 companies listed on Bombay Stock Exchange-100 index. The websites of the sample companies are browsed for the collection of data. The study shows that all companies have maintained active websites. The average disclosure score of all companies is 60.5 per cent. Voluntary disclosure index has been prepared to measure the item-wise disclosure of the companies.

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How to cite

Journal

International Journal of Business Management & Research

ISSN

2249-2143

Periodicity

Bi-Annual