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Corporate Social And Environmental Disclosure In Developing Countries: Evidence From Bangladesh, M. Hossain, K. Islam, J. Andrew
Corporate Social And Environmental Disclosure In Developing Countries: Evidence From Bangladesh, M. Hossain, K. Islam, J. Andrew
Faculty of Commerce - Papers (Archive)
This is an exploratory study designed to investigate the extent and nature of social and environmental reporting in corporate annual reports. Specifically, we examine the relationship between social and environmental disclosure and several corporate attributes in a developing country, Bangladesh. In order to do this, we have developed and utilized a disclosure index to measure the extent of disclosure made by companies in corporate annual reports. This study reports significant differences in levels of social and environmental disclosure, as measured by the mean values of the social and environmental disclosure index in Bangladesh. This study reports that a very few …
Customer Characteristics’ Influence On Online Trust In Developing Countries: An Examination Of Confidence Level, Mira Kartiwi
Customer Characteristics’ Influence On Online Trust In Developing Countries: An Examination Of Confidence Level, Mira Kartiwi
Faculty of Commerce - Papers (Archive)
The advent of E-commerce opens an opportunity for fostering an environment that promotes the globalisation of markets throughout the world, especially those in developing countries like Indonesia. The importance of trust as a key facilitator of E-commerce is increasingly being recognized in academic and practitioner communities. However, empirical research in this area has been overwhelmed by contradictory conceptions of the trust construct, while inadequate attention has been paid to the influence of trust constructs on E-commerce development in different cultural environments and settings. Within these constructs, a number of consumer characteristics – such as gender and age – potentially might …
Case Studies Of E-Commerce Adoption In Indonesian Smes: The Evaluation Of Strategic Use, Mira Kartiwi
Case Studies Of E-Commerce Adoption In Indonesian Smes: The Evaluation Of Strategic Use, Mira Kartiwi
Faculty of Commerce - Papers (Archive)
The use of e-commerce in small medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) has become an important topic in information systems research. At present, there is a large number of well-documented benefits derived from e-commerce for small-medium enterprises (SMEs) both in theoretical and practical literature. Despite the enormous attention given to encourage SMEs to adopt e-commerce both by academics as well as governments, little research has been carried out in identifying strategies of e-commerce adoption for SMEs in developing countries, especially Indonesia. It is, therefore, the aim of this paper to understand the factors and combinations of factors that SMEs need to be considered …