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REPORTING BY
CARIBBEAN COMPANIES
Presentation Outline
Introduction
Literature Review
Methodology
Data Analysis & Findings
Summary, Discussion, Conclusion &
Limitation of Study
Introduction
TITLE
AUTHOR
Anthony R. Bowrin
JOURNAL
PURPOSE
Literature Review
Industry
Affiliation
Foreign
(cross)
Listing
CEO
Role
Duality
Company Size
Positively related to the comprehensiveness of CIR.
Author
Explanation
Industry Affiliation
Author
Explanation
Companies in the banking, financial services, and insurance industry are likely
to provide more comprehensive CIR.
Positive relationship
Negative relationship
Explanation
Positive relationship
Negative or no relationship
Findings
Positive relationship.
No significant relationship.
Control Variables
Methodology
Sample
Data
Collection
CIR Index
Descriptive Statistics
Univariate Analysis
Company Size
Industry Affiliation
Statistically significant
Larger
firms
provide
more
disclosure.
Provide preliminary support for H1.
Statistically significant.
Firms in the banking, finance and
insurance industry provided more
comprehensive CIR disclosure.
Provide preliminary support for H2.
Cross-listing
Statististically significant.
Cross-listed
firms
provided
more
comprehensive CIR disclosures.
Provide preliminary support for H3.
Multivariate Analysis
Main Model
Control variables:
Importance of public equity financing:
significant and negatively related to
general CIR content, and the timeliness
of CIR (p 0.004).
Summary, Discussion,
Conclusion, &
Limitation of Study
Industry
affiliation
Relationship
CEO role duality
supported.
with
CIR
is
not
Caribbean companies:
Used very low level of processable reporting formats,
social media and latest web.
Not
taking full advantage of communication
opportunities offered by CIR.
Conclusion
Limitation
of Study
Data reliability
CIR nature
Index used not suitable for replication
In-depth view