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Corporate governance, performance and employee disclosure in cooperatives: an empirical test of legitimacy and signalling theories

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  • David Mathuva

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The financial services industry has undergone various changes due to technological changes and deregulation. Cooperatives have responded to the changing competitive environment through expansion in operations and product diversification. As cooperatives become larger and more sophisticated, there has been a gradual shift from using volunteers for day-to-day operations to salaried employees. This study tests legitimacy and signalling theories by investigating the drivers of employee-related disclosures in savings and credit cooperatives (SACCOs) in Kenya. Employee-related information is obtained from audited annual reports of 212 SACCOs over the period 2008 to 2013. Ordinary least squares panel regression is used to analyse the drivers of employee disclosures. The results indicate that employee disclosures are driven by legitimacy and signalling factors. More specifically, the results reveal that employee disclosures are positively associated with corporate governance and asset quality. The results also reveal a negative association between return on assets and employee disclosures. This study adds onto the sparse literature on employee disclosures in cooperatives, which contribute greatly towards member welfare and economic development.

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  • David Mathuva, 2015. "Corporate governance, performance and employee disclosure in cooperatives: an empirical test of legitimacy and signalling theories," African Journal of Accounting, Auditing and Finance, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 4(3), pages 189-206.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ajaafi:v:4:y:2015:i:3:p:189-206
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    1. Albertina Paula Monteiro & Beatriz Aibar-Guzmán & María Garrido-Ruso & Cristina Aibar-Guzmán, 2021. "Employee-Related Disclosure: A Bibliometric Review," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(10), pages 1-38, May.
    2. Eshiett Philip Kendy & Dr Dorathy Akpan & Joseph Ime Edet, 2023. "Accounting Perspective of Social Footprint Disclosure and its Implication on Firm’s Value of Selected Oil and Gas Companies in Nigeria," International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS), vol. 7(12), pages 981-1004, December.

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