Sustainability Reporting And Organizational Change: A Case Study Of A Malaysian Public Listed Company

This study aims to understand how sustainability reporting practices (the process of developing the reporting and sustainability reporting) might influence changes in a public listed company, known as Star Berhad. An interpretive case study method is used whereby data is gathered through semi-struct...

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Main Author: Yusoff, Ruslaina
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2014
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spelling my-usm-ep.464542020-03-06T08:37:15Z Sustainability Reporting And Organizational Change: A Case Study Of A Malaysian Public Listed Company 2014-01 Yusoff, Ruslaina QH1-278.5 Natural history (General) This study aims to understand how sustainability reporting practices (the process of developing the reporting and sustainability reporting) might influence changes in a public listed company, known as Star Berhad. An interpretive case study method is used whereby data is gathered through semi-structured interviews, document reviews, informal conversation and observations. An analysis of the annual reports for the period of eleven (11) years showed that the amount and quality of reporting in the company has increased from year to year. A significant change in reporting occurred in 2007 when the company switched to sustainability reporting from corporate social responsibility (CSR) reporting. During that year, the company introduced their sustainability framework and published it to the public. Pressures from various external stakeholders such as NGOs, competitors, buyers and shareholders, influenced the company to engage in sustainability practices and, most importantly, to communicate the comprehensive sustainability information to the public effective 2007. 2014-01 Thesis http://eprints.usm.my/46454/ http://eprints.usm.my/46454/1/Ruslaina%20Binti%20Yusoff24.pdf application/pdf en public phd doctoral Universiti Sains Malaysia Pusat Pengajian Sains Kajihayat
institution Universiti Sains Malaysia
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language English
topic QH1-278.5 Natural history (General)
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Yusoff, Ruslaina
Sustainability Reporting And Organizational Change: A Case Study Of A Malaysian Public Listed Company
description This study aims to understand how sustainability reporting practices (the process of developing the reporting and sustainability reporting) might influence changes in a public listed company, known as Star Berhad. An interpretive case study method is used whereby data is gathered through semi-structured interviews, document reviews, informal conversation and observations. An analysis of the annual reports for the period of eleven (11) years showed that the amount and quality of reporting in the company has increased from year to year. A significant change in reporting occurred in 2007 when the company switched to sustainability reporting from corporate social responsibility (CSR) reporting. During that year, the company introduced their sustainability framework and published it to the public. Pressures from various external stakeholders such as NGOs, competitors, buyers and shareholders, influenced the company to engage in sustainability practices and, most importantly, to communicate the comprehensive sustainability information to the public effective 2007.
format Thesis
qualification_name Doctor of Philosophy (PhD.)
qualification_level Doctorate
author Yusoff, Ruslaina
author_facet Yusoff, Ruslaina
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title Sustainability Reporting And Organizational Change: A Case Study Of A Malaysian Public Listed Company
title_short Sustainability Reporting And Organizational Change: A Case Study Of A Malaysian Public Listed Company
title_full Sustainability Reporting And Organizational Change: A Case Study Of A Malaysian Public Listed Company
title_fullStr Sustainability Reporting And Organizational Change: A Case Study Of A Malaysian Public Listed Company
title_full_unstemmed Sustainability Reporting And Organizational Change: A Case Study Of A Malaysian Public Listed Company
title_sort sustainability reporting and organizational change: a case study of a malaysian public listed company
granting_institution Universiti Sains Malaysia
granting_department Pusat Pengajian Sains Kajihayat
publishDate 2014
url http://eprints.usm.my/46454/1/Ruslaina%20Binti%20Yusoff24.pdf
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