The impact of firm characteristics on the voluntary disclosure – evidence on the top 50 listed firms of Forbes Vietnam

  • Received October 17, 2020;
    Accepted February 2, 2021;
    Published March 9, 2021
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    http://dx.doi.org/10.21511/imfi.18(1).2021.18
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    Volume 18 2021, Issue #1, pp. 215-222
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Disclosure plays an important role for information users. Voluntary disclosure is more meaningful for stakeholders in order to make appropriate decisions. The article researches the impact of firm characteristics on the voluntary disclosure of the top 50 listed firms in Forbes Vietnam (50 listed firms) from 2015 to 2019. It uses the ordinary least squares of time-series data to test the regression model. The signaling and agency theory is used to explain the relationship between firm characteristics on voluntary disclosure. The research results show three variables of firm characteristics that positively impact the voluntary disclosure of 50 listed firms, including firm size, growth rate of market share value to book value, and audit type, in which audit type has the strongest influence. Accordingly, the state agencies of Vietnam should encourage 50 listed firms to improve the Vietnamese listed firms’ voluntary disclosure and meet international economic integration.

Acknowledgment
We would like to thank Assoc. Prof. Ngoc Thach Nguyen (Phd), Assoc. Prof. Hoang Anh Ly (Phd) and Assoc. Prof. Thi Loan Nguyen (PhD), as well as some experts of the State Securities Commission of Vietnam and some leaders of 50 listed firms for their advice and support the project.

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    • Table 1. Measurement and expectation mark of the independent variables
    • Table 2. Descriptive statistics
    • Table 3. Correlation matrix
    • Table 4. Regression results
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