Determinants of Adoption of Integrated Reporting in an Emerging Market: The Case of UAE

The purpose of this study is to examine the determinants of the voluntary adoption of integrated reporting in the UAE context. The study employs a sample of 34 non-financial companies listed on Abu Dhabi Stock Exchange and Dubai Financial Market. Initially, content analysis is used to assess the qua...

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Main Author: Dania M. Kurdy (author)
Other Authors: Husam-Aldin N. Al-Malkawi (author)
Published: 2025
Online Access:https://bspace.buid.ac.ae/handle/1234/3159
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dc.identifier.none.fl_str_mv Kurdy, D.M., Al-Malkawi, HA.N. (2025). Determinants of Adoption of Integrated Reporting in an Emerging Market: The Case of UAE. In: Al Marri, K., Mir, F.A., Awad, A., Abubakar, A. (eds) BUiD Doctoral Research Conference 2024. BDRC 2024. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, vol 587. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-84371-6_10
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description The purpose of this study is to examine the determinants of the voluntary adoption of integrated reporting in the UAE context. The study employs a sample of 34 non-financial companies listed on Abu Dhabi Stock Exchange and Dubai Financial Market. Initially, content analysis is used to assess the quality of integrated reporting and constructing an index to measure integrated reporting quality (IRQ). Then regression analysis is used to examine the relationship between IRQ and selected variables. The results show that there is a positive association between IRQ and firm size, board size, gender diversity and growth opportunity. While the IRQ is negatively related with financial leverage and profitability. The findings of the paper offer important implications for large companies with large board, gender diversity and growth opportunity to utilize integrated reporting to reduce agency problems and signal its prospects. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first empirical study to construct IR index for UAE companies and to examine the determinants of voluntary adoption of IR within the UAE context.
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spelling Determinants of Adoption of Integrated Reporting in an Emerging Market: The Case of UAEDania M. KurdyHusam-Aldin N. Al-MalkawiThe purpose of this study is to examine the determinants of the voluntary adoption of integrated reporting in the UAE context. The study employs a sample of 34 non-financial companies listed on Abu Dhabi Stock Exchange and Dubai Financial Market. Initially, content analysis is used to assess the quality of integrated reporting and constructing an index to measure integrated reporting quality (IRQ). Then regression analysis is used to examine the relationship between IRQ and selected variables. The results show that there is a positive association between IRQ and firm size, board size, gender diversity and growth opportunity. While the IRQ is negatively related with financial leverage and profitability. The findings of the paper offer important implications for large companies with large board, gender diversity and growth opportunity to utilize integrated reporting to reduce agency problems and signal its prospects. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first empirical study to construct IR index for UAE companies and to examine the determinants of voluntary adoption of IR within the UAE context.Springer Cham2025-05-31T11:21:49Z2025-05-31T11:21:49Z2025Book chapterKurdy, D.M., Al-Malkawi, HA.N. (2025). Determinants of Adoption of Integrated Reporting in an Emerging Market: The Case of UAE. In: Al Marri, K., Mir, F.A., Awad, A., Abubakar, A. (eds) BUiD Doctoral Research Conference 2024. BDRC 2024. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, vol 587. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-84371-6_10HB: 9783031843709 eBook: 9783031843716https://bspace.buid.ac.ae/handle/1234/3159enLecture Notes in Civil Engineering; 587oai:bspace.buid.ac.ae:1234/31592025-05-31T11:21:50Z
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title Determinants of Adoption of Integrated Reporting in an Emerging Market: The Case of UAE
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title_short Determinants of Adoption of Integrated Reporting in an Emerging Market: The Case of UAE
title_sort Determinants of Adoption of Integrated Reporting in an Emerging Market: The Case of UAE
url https://bspace.buid.ac.ae/handle/1234/3159