Disclosure on corporate and NGOs’ cooperation in Poland – coming out or a low profile approach?
Journal Title: Zeszyty Teoretyczne Rachunkowości - Year 2016, Vol 2016, Issue 88
Abstract
The first aim of the paper is to answer the question regarding the scope of the information on philanthrop-ic cooperation revealed by corporations and charitable organizations in a transition country. We explore the findings from the content analysis of disclosures of 41 corporations and 82 foundations. The results showed that the scope of disclosure on corporate and NGO collaborations is small on both sides. The second objective of the paper is to explore the reasons of the small scope of disclosure on corpo-rations’ and NGOs’ collaborations. In order to achieve the second aim, we extended our analysis through interviews with CSR managers and directors of foundations. Firstly, some managers adopt the stance that when there is no legal requirements or even voluntary guidelines (like GRI Guidelines), no further disclo-sure on collaboration is necessary. Moreover, the managers of corporations tend to follow the materiality rule in voluntary disclosure and reveal information only in projects with the biggest budgets and/or major social impact. NGOs do not see the benefits for them in publishing detailed information about their collaboration with companies.<br/><br/>
Authors and Affiliations
Halina Waniak-Michalak, Jan Michalak
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