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    Coercive Pressures on Occupational Health and Safety Disclosures

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    Authors
    Cahaya, R.
    Porter, S.
    Tower, G.
    Brown, Alistair
    Date
    2017
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Cahaya, R. and Porter, S. and Tower, G. and Brown, A. 2017. Coercive Pressures on Occupational Health and Safety Disclosures. Journal of Accounting and Emerging Economies. 7 (3): pp. 318-336.
    Source Title
    Journal of Accounting and Emerging Economies
    DOI
    10.1108/JAEE-04-2015-0032
    School
    School of Accounting
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/56703
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    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine the factors explaining voluntary occupational health and safety disclosures (OHSDs). Design/methodology/approach: Annual report disclosures of 223 Indonesia Stock Exchange listed companies for the year ending 2007 are analyzed. The OHSD components of the 2006 Global Reporting Initiative guidelines are used as the disclosure index checklist. Findings: The results show that approximately 30 percent of Indonesian listed companies provide OHSD. The most disclosed item is health and safety programs. Logistical regression analysis reveals that industry type and international operations significantly influence the propensity to provide OHSD. These findings suggest that coercive isomorphism partially explains OHSD practices in Indonesia. Research limitations/implications: The main implications of the findings are that Indonesian listed companies generally have poor health and safety information disclosure sets and largely ignore the potential roles of their workers in any health and safety committees. Originality/value: This paper provides insights into the disclosure practices of occupational health and safety issues, a vital subset of corporate social responsibility disclosure which is still under-researched. The paper also empirically investigates the key determinants of OHSD, an empirical test which is largely ignored in past OHSD-related studies.

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