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Transactions: WSEAS TRANSACTIONS ON BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS
Transactions ID Number: 32-677
Full Name: Kamaruzaman Jusoff
Position: Professor
Age: ON
Sex: Male
Address: Faculty of Forestry, UPM Serdang, 43400 Selangor
Country: MALAYSIA
Tel: +60-3-89467176
Tel prefix: +60-3-89457176
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E-mail address: kjusoff@yahoo.com
Other E-mails: kamaruz@putra.upm.edu.my
Title of the Paper: Malaysian GLC's Contributions Based on the Silver Book's Compliance
Authors as they appear in the Paper: Ruhaya Atan ,Noraida Mohd Razali,Nafsiah Mohamed,Kamaruzaman Jusoff
Email addresses of all the authors: ruhaya@salam.uitm.edu.my,noraidamohdrazali@yahoo.com,nafsiah793@salam.uitm.edu.my,kjusoff@yahoo.com
Number of paper pages: 18
Abstract: This study explores the extent and trend of corporate social responsibility (CSR) reporting of government-linked companies (GLCs) based on the requirements of the Silver Book. The Silver Book is one of the ten initiatives in the Malaysian Government GLC Transformation Program (a key policy thrust to increase shareholder value via improved financial and operational results). It outlines the best practice regulatory framework on how GLCs can contribute responsibly to the society. Corporate reports of all 33 GLCs for 2005 to 2007 were examined using content analysis. The findings indicate that there was gradual improvement in the extent of CSR disclosure particularly in 2007 after the Silver Book was introduced. However, on the average the GLCs were still lagging behind in their CSR reporting. This study is the first to address the application of the Silver Book among GLCs in reporting their social responsibility initiatives. The study contributes to the CSR literatur!
e particularly in the context of government owned companies where government plays a significant role in assisting GLCs in achieving value through social responsibility. It also informs the government and the stakeholders about the extent of social initiatives undertaken by the GLCs and whether they were in line with the requirements of the Silver Book guidelines. This study suggests that the government should take more proactive actions to ensure that the GLCs can effectively comply with the requirements of the Silver Book.
Keywords: CSR reporting, Malaysia, Government-linked companies (GLCs), Silver book
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