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How Does Integrated Reporting Change in Light of COVID-19? A Revisiting of the Content of the Integrated Reports

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  • Isabel-María García-Sánchez

    (Instituto Multidisciplinar de Empresa-IME, Campus Miguel de Unamuno, Universidad de Salamanca, 37008 Salamanca, Spain)

  • Nicola Raimo

    (Department of Economics and Management, LUM Jean Monnet University, 70010 Casamassima (Bari), Italy)

  • Arcangelo Marrone

    (Department of Economics and Management, LUM Jean Monnet University, 70010 Casamassima (Bari), Italy)

  • Filippo Vitolla

    (Department of Economics and Management, LUM Jean Monnet University, 70010 Casamassima (Bari), Italy)

Abstract

The crisis connected to the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic represents an epochal event destined to generate strong economic and social consequences. The impact of the pandemic on business activities and business models also entails rethinking reporting practices. The pandemic has, in fact, created an enormous need for investors and stakeholders in general for future-oriented information relating to the impacts of this event on organizations. Integrated reporting is an ideal tool to provide information related to the effects of the pandemic and provide a holistic view of the future prospects of organizations. This study, using legitimacy theory and based on a two-step methodology, highlighted a series of information that companies will need to have to include in integrated reports to maintain and defend legitimacy. The results provide a double perspective: the first based on content elements and the second based on capitals. The results represent an important guideline for companies for the preparation of future integrated reports.

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  • Isabel-María García-Sánchez & Nicola Raimo & Arcangelo Marrone & Filippo Vitolla, 2020. "How Does Integrated Reporting Change in Light of COVID-19? A Revisiting of the Content of the Integrated Reports," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(18), pages 1-11, September.
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