Stakeholders' trust in the global performance information of companies applying integrated reporting: pros and cons
- 1. Stefan cel Mare University of Suceava (Romania)
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Integrated reporting (IR) is the latest form of corporate reporting that has radically changed the communication way with stakeholders by integrating financial and non-financial information into a single report. The main purpose of this paper is to evaluate stakeholders’ trust in the global performance information provided by companies that have already adopted IR. The objectives of the paper are to establish the role of stakeholders in the context of IR adoption, assess the global performance of companies applying IR from the perspective of stakeholders and to identify possible causes that negatively affect stakeholders’ trust in the performance information of companies applying IR. The results can be found in the conceptualization of seven econometric models in the form of indices that evaluate the credibility of stakeholders in the context of adopting IR from the perspective of evaluating the performance of these companies. These results are useful to stakeholders, companies that have adopted or will adopt IR because they provide an opportunity to assess the global performance of companies from a stakeholder perspective and involves the credibility of the information provided through an integrated report.
Raportarea integrată (RI) este cea mai recentă formă de raportare corporativă care a schimbat radical modul de comunicare cu părţile interesate prin integrarea informaţiilor financiare şi nefinanciare într-un singur raport. Scopul principal al acestei lucrări este de a evalua încrederea părţilor interesate în informaţiile privind performanţa globală furnizate de companiile care au adoptat deja RI. Obiectivele lucrării sunt de a stabili rolul părţilor interesate în contextul adoptării RI, de a evalua performanţa globală a companiilor care aplică RI din perspectiva părţilor interesate şi de a identifica posibilele cauze care afectează negativ încrederea părţilor interesate în informaţiile privind performanţa furnizate de companiile care aplică RI. Rezultatele se regăsesc în conceptualizarea a şapte modele econometrice sub forma unor indici care evaluează credibilitatea părţilor interesate în contextul adoptării RI din perspectiva evaluării performanţei acestor companii. Aceste rezultate sunt utile pentru părţile interesate, pentru companiile care au adoptat sau vor adopta RI, deoarece oferă posibilitatea de a evalua performanţa globală a companiilor din perspectiva părţilor interesate şi implică credibilitatea informaţiilor furnizate prin intermediul unui raport integrat.
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