Corporate Social Responsibility Disclosure and Stock Market Liquidity: The Case of Jordan

Ruwaidah H. Haddad, Ayman E. Haddad, Ayham Haddad, Nabeel Sawalha

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Abstract

This study aims to evaluate the level of corporate social responsibility (CSR) disclosure in the annual reports of Jordanian companies, and to examine its impact on stock market liquidity. The findings indicate a significant variation in the extent of CSR disclosure among the companies, with an average disclosure rate of 48.12% of the applicable items. The regression analysis results show no significant relationship between CSR disclosure and the bid–ask spread. The study concludes that investors do not heavily rely on CSR disclosures when making decisions about trading involving Jordanian companies. This lack of dependence may be attributed to such information’s perceived inaccuracy or incompleteness. Investors may turn to alternative sources of information, such as news sources, and even advice from their networks.

Original languageEnglish
Article number88
Number of pages15
JournalSustainability
Volume16
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 21 Dec 2023

Keywords

  • CSR disclosure
  • Jordan
  • financial reporting
  • stock market liquidity

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