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Relationship between Profitability and Voluntary Disclosure: A Case of Banks in Kenya

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dc.creator Aikaeli, Jehovaness
dc.creator Rashid, Zuleikha
dc.date 2016-05-11T16:56:01Z
dc.date 2016-05-11T16:56:01Z
dc.date 2015-11-20
dc.date.accessioned 2018-03-27T09:05:04Z
dc.date.available 2018-03-27T09:05:04Z
dc.identifier Aikaeli, Jehovaness and Rashid, Zuleikha, Relationship between Profitability and Voluntary Disclosure: A Case of Banks in Kenya (November 20, 2015). Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2706027 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2706027
dc.identifier 1556-5068
dc.identifier http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/1984
dc.identifier http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2706027
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/1984
dc.description The purpose of this article was to examine the relationship between profitability and voluntary disclosure practices in the Kenyan banking sector. To measure the extent of disclosure, an un-weighted disclosure index consisting of 40 items was applied. The study employed ordinary least squares technique to analyse the data. On average, voluntary disclosure level of the Kenyan banks was found to be at 62.8%. Results show that profitability, listing status and size of the bank are positively and significantly associated with voluntary disclosure levels. In order to improve the general level of banks disclosure, there is a need for regulatory agencies in Kenya to strengthen compliance to the existing disclosure requirements.
dc.language en
dc.publisher SSRN Electronic Journal
dc.subject Profitability
dc.subject Voluntary
dc.subject Kenya
dc.title Relationship between Profitability and Voluntary Disclosure: A Case of Banks in Kenya
dc.type Journal Article


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