1. – Assistant Prof., Dept. Of Commerce, Govt College Of Commerce And Business Admn., Chandigarh, India
| Received
24-Feb-2014 |
Accepted
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Published
24-Feb-2014 |
Abstract
The benefit of corporate disclosure through web in financial decision making includes visual/graphic presentation of information,
two–way interaction, increased information accessibility, and mass communication. These benefits assist in enhancing corporate accountability
to stakeholders by providing new dimensions to disclosure.
The key to success of disclosure through web is to understand the information needs of the investor in the right perspective and hence satisfy
them. The present study analyzed the opinions of small investors about corporate disclosure practices on the Internet. On an overall basis,
majority of respondents agreed that the information which is generally found in the traditional printed form annual reports be disclosed
on corporate websites. Respondents also predicted that companies will use the Internet to meet the challenges of business globalisation by
preparing and disseminating the financial statements in global reporting language. In this paper, majority of aspects of corporate disclosure
through web have been brought together and gaps in disclosure aspects of online financial reports have been identified.
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