The absence of corporate social responsibility reporting in Bangladesh

By A. Belal, S. Cooper. 2011

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Subfields: Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Marketing, Strategy and Management

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Citations in the corpus

• The Role of Normative CSR‐Promoting Institutions in Stimulating CSR Disclosures in Developing Countries (2018, background): “In contrast, scholars have assumed that corporations in developing countries perceive little pressure from the wider public and other domestic actors for CSR disclosure (see Belal & Owen, 2007; Belal & Cooper, 2011; Momin & Parker, 2013).”
• Globalisation, accounting and developing countries (2017, background): “…2009; Uddin & Tsamenyi, 2005), political hegemony (e.g. Alawattage & Wickramasinghe, 2009; Yee, 2009, 2012), political economy (e.g. Armstrong, 1998; Belal & Cooper, 2011; Lassou & Hopper, 2016; Wickramasinghe & Hopper, 2005), concepts of imperialism (e.g. Annisette & Neu, 2004; Chua & Poullaos,…”
• Firm ownership and board characteristics: Do they matter for corporate social responsibility disclosure of Indian companies? (2015, background): “Despite research conducted in a variety of countries [for example, Bangladesh (Belal, 2001; Belal and Cooper, 2011), Thailand (Kuasirikun and Sherer, 2004; Virakul et al., 2009), Indonesia (Gunawan, 2010), Malaysia (Othman et al., 2011), Turkey (Dincer and Dincer, 2010) and Iran (Nejati and…”
• Ethical Reporting in Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited (1983–2010) (2015, background): “Some authors (Belal & Cooper, 2011; Tilling & Tilt, 2010) argued that organizations might withhold information or provide less disclosure in their bid Page 20 of 30 to maintain legitimacy or out of fear from political backlash as indicated by one of the interviewees.”
• Sustainability Reporting and the Theory of Planned Behaviour (2015, background): “For example, some Bangladeshi companies did not even meet the mandatory requirements for disclosures, exhibiting the ineffectiveness and inadequacy of the regulatory framework (Belal, 2000, 2001; Imam, 2000; Belal and Cooper, 2011).”
• An Analysis of Corporate Social Responsibility and Firm Performance with Moderating Effects of CEO Power and Ownership Structure: A Case Study of the Manufacturing Sector of Pakistan (2019, background): “The cost of reporting about CSR activities is another reason to narrow work on CSR in developing economies, because motivation is low and minimal resources are available [65].”
• Corporate environmental responsibility and accountability: What chance in vulnerable Bangladesh? (2015, background): “Prior social and environmental accountability literature related to Bangladesh has mainly concentrated on the social aspects (see for example, Belal & Cooper, 2011; Belal & Owen, 2007; Islam & Deegan, 2008).”
• Determinants of CSR disclosure quantity and quality: Evidence from non-financial listed firms in Saudi Arabia (2016, background): “CSRdisclosure is considered the main communication tool for stakeholders of fi rms regarding CSR activities (Belal and Cooper, 2011).”
• Association between firm characteristics and corporate voluntary disclosure: evidence from Turkish listed companies (2013, background): “Firms should behave in accordance with perceived goals of the society to alleviate the public pressures and to legitimize their activities (Lindblom, 1994; Freedman & Jaggi, 2005; Sobhani, Amran & Zainuddin, 2009; Belal & Cooper, 2011).”
• Does Corporate Governance Affect Sustainability Disclosure? A Mixed Methods Study (2018, background): “These include dependence on foreign aid, a lack of education, a lack of political will, a lack of resources, a lack of enforcement capabilities, and weak government structures [15–17].”
• Corporate Governance and Corporate Social Responsibility Disclosures: Evidence from an Emerging Economy (2012, background): “In a recent paper, Belal and Cooper (2011) reported that Bangladeshi companies largely stayed away from more compelling CSR activities such as child labour, equal opportunities and poverty alleviation.”
• Determinants of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Disclosure in Developed and Developing Countries: A Literature Review (2017, background): “Furthermore, in contrast to developed countries, fi rms in the developing world perceive relatively little pressure from the public with regards to CSR disclosure (Belal & Owen, 2007; Belal & Cooper, 2011; Momin & Parker, 2013).”