@article{(Open Science Index):https://publications.waset.org/pdf/10904,
	  title     = {The Association between the Firm Characteristics and Corporate Mandatory Disclosure the Case of Greece},
	  author    = {Despina Galani and  Anastasios Alexandridis and  Antonios Stavropoulos},
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	  abstract     = {The main thrust of this paper is to assess the level of disclosure in the annual reports of non-financial Greek firms and to empirically investigate the hypothesized impact of several firm characteristics on the extent of mandatory disclosure. A disclosure checklist consisting of 100 mandatory items was developed to assess the level of disclosure in the 2009 annual reports of 43 Greek companies listed at the Athens stock exchange. The association between the level of disclosure and some firm characteristics was examined using multiple linear regression analysis. The study reveals that Greek companies on general have responded adequately to the mandatory disclosure requirements of the regulatory bodies. The findings also indicate that firm size was significant positively associated with the level of disclosure. The remaining variables such as age, profitability, liquidity, and board composition were found to be insignificant in explaining the variation of mandatory disclosures. The outcome of this study is undoubtedly of great concern to the investment community at large to assist in evaluating the extent of mandatory disclosure by Greek firms and explaining the variation of disclosure in light of firm-specific characteristics.
},
	    journal   = {International Journal of Economics and Management Engineering},
	  volume    = {5},
	  number    = {5},
	  year      = {2011},
	  pages     = {411 - 417},
	  ee        = {https://publications.waset.org/pdf/10904},
	  url   	= {https://publications.waset.org/vol/53},
	  bibsource = {https://publications.waset.org/},
	  issn  	= {eISSN: 1307-6892},
	  publisher = {World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology},
	  index 	= {Open Science Index 53, 2011},
	}