2020
DOI: 10.1002/csr.1968
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The predictive ability of legitimacy and agency theory after the implementation of the EU directive on non‐financial information

Abstract: Directive 2014/95/EU (the EU Directive) requires large companies to disclose information on the way they operate and manage social and environmental challenges, thus shifting the disclosure of non-financial information (NFI) from the voluntary to the mandatory realm. Building on the idea that regulatory changes can shape stakeholder expectations, we hypothesized that legitimacy (agency) theory's ability to predict NFI disclosure after the implementation of the EU Directive, and hence after NFI disclosure becam… Show more

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“…2.1 | Legitimate theory perspective, CSR, innovative view and firms' performance Argumentatively, it is the prime responsibility of the organization to take care of society and actively participate in such activities which are beneficial for the society. In this regards, legitimacy theory emphasizes on the social aspect that an organization should disclose its information about CSR to the public and also execute such strategies which are conducive for both society and environment (Mio et al, 2020). Further, in the context of social reporting, the Legitimacy theory seems to be widely applicable.…”
Section: Hypotheses Formulationmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…2.1 | Legitimate theory perspective, CSR, innovative view and firms' performance Argumentatively, it is the prime responsibility of the organization to take care of society and actively participate in such activities which are beneficial for the society. In this regards, legitimacy theory emphasizes on the social aspect that an organization should disclose its information about CSR to the public and also execute such strategies which are conducive for both society and environment (Mio et al, 2020). Further, in the context of social reporting, the Legitimacy theory seems to be widely applicable.…”
Section: Hypotheses Formulationmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…En ese sentido, esta búsqueda de legitimidad tiene como objetivo incidir en las percepciones y expectativas sociales, respaldar la reputación ambiental o desviar la atención de impactos ambientales negativos con los grupos de interés (Deegan, 2002;Llena et al, 2007). A propósito de este objetivo, estudios recientes ponen de manifiesto que las empresas responden con ello ante la presión e influencia de los grupos de interés, y buscan cambiar sus expectativas con una información positiva (Mio et al, 2020;Simoni et al, 2020). Sobre la base de la teoría institucional, se comprende que las empresas desarrollen un comportamiento informativo similar a otras empresas (isomorfismo) o que se desempeñen de acuerdo con lo que la normativa exige por influencia de asociaciones empresariales y profesionales, entes reguladores locales u organizaciones no gubernamentales (Naciones Unidas, GRI, International Organization for Standardization).…”
Section: Teorías Sobre Reporte Medioambientalunclassified
“…Los sectores de actividad industrial, de energía (generación eléctrica, petróleo y gas) y minería presentaron una mayor información de desempeño ambiental. Esto puede explicarse con los estudios que señalan que los sectores con mayor impacto ambiental buscan una legitimación de sus actividades en el ámbito social donde se desenvuelven siendo más evidente en los sectores industriales y minería (Bednárová et al, 2019;Jenkins y Yakovleva;, Mio et al, 2020.…”
Section: Análisis Multivarianteunclassified
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“…Directive 2014/95/EU obliged EU Member States to undertake a complex transposition process between 2014 and 2016, which involved rearranging the Directive requirements into their own legislative systems (La Torre, Sabelfeld, Blomkvist, Tarquinio, & Dumay, 2018). This has resulted in the development of laws and regulations with various features and provisions (Aureli, Magnaghi, & Salvatori, 2018;Luque-Vílchez & Larrinaga, 2016;Mio, Fasan, Marcon, & Panfilo, 2020). Preliminary studies on large European companies show that there were varying levels of disclosure during the transposition process (Alliance for Corporate Transparency, 2019; Global Reporting Initiative [GRI] & Corporate Social Responsibility Europe, 2017).…”
Section: Main Implications Of Non-financial Disclosurementioning
confidence: 99%