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Industry Intellectual Capital Disclosure on the Ghana Stock Exchange

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  • Nicholas Asare
  • Joseph M Onumah
  • James K Otieku

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This paper undertakes a comparative analysis of sector disclosure of Intellectual Capital (IC) in corporate annual reports of listed companies in Ghana. The study examines the Intellectual Capital Disclosure (ICD) of 25 listed companies on the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) across industry sectors over a five-year period (2006-2010) through content analysis of their corporate annual reports. The study reveals that there are marginal increases in the overall average ICD levels over the five-year period for most of the industries/sectors. The banking, finance and insurance sector tend to disclose more IC in annual reports than any other industry, as there are significant differences in ICD levels of the industries on the GSE. This largely indicates that industry affiliation does affect the ICD of listed firms but not necessarily in terms of the knowledge-intensive nature of the industry.

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  • Nicholas Asare & Joseph M Onumah & James K Otieku, 2014. "Industry Intellectual Capital Disclosure on the Ghana Stock Exchange," The IUP Journal of Accounting Research and Audit Practices, IUP Publications, vol. 0(4), pages 36-59, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:icf:icfjar:v:13:y:2014:i:4:p:36-59
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    1. Angus O. Unegbu, 2016. "Redefining, measuring and disclosure of faculty intellectual capital," International Journal of Learning and Intellectual Capital, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 13(1), pages 50-71.
    2. Joseph Mensah Onumah & King Carl Tornam Duho, 2019. "Intellectual Capital: Its Impact on Financial Performance and Financial Stability of Ghanaian Banks," Athens Journal of Business & Economics, Athens Institute for Education and Research (ATINER), vol. 5(3), pages 243-268, July.

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