DETERMINANTS OF VOLUNTARY DISCLOSURE INFORMATION BY THE INTERNET

Authors

  • Rodrigo Angonese Universidade de Passo Fundo
  • João Roberto Sanches Universidade Regional de Blumenau
  • Francisco Antonio Bezerra Universidade Regional de Blumenau

Keywords:

Voluntary information, Disclosure, Determinants, Internet

Abstract

This research aimed to investigate which are the determining factors that explain the amount of voluntary disclosure of information disseminated by companies on the internet. The research was classified as quantitative, descriptive and documentary. The sample for the survey consisted of 128 companies among those traded in the stock exchange. Data were collected between 12/2008 and 12/2009. Data were analyzed using the statistical technique of linear regression analysis by the method of ordinary least squares (OLS) and Pearson correlation analysis. The factors analyzed were firm size, profitability, indebtedness, audit companies size and level of corporate governance. The results show that the factors of company size, audit companies size and level of corporate governance constituted as determinants of the volume of voluntary information disseminated by companies on the internet. Factors profitability and indebtedness don’t show statistically significant.

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Author Biographies

Rodrigo Angonese, Universidade de Passo Fundo

Doutor em Ciências Contábeis e Administração pela Universidade Regional de Blumenau. Professor na Universidade de Passo Fundo.

João Roberto Sanches, Universidade Regional de Blumenau

Graduado em Ciências Contábeis pela Universidade Regional de Blumenau.

Francisco Antonio Bezerra, Universidade Regional de Blumenau

Doutor em Controladoria e Contabilidade pela Universidade de São Paulo.

Published

2014-04-29

How to Cite

ANGONESE, Rodrigo; SANCHES, João Roberto; BEZERRA, Francisco Antonio. DETERMINANTS OF VOLUNTARY DISCLOSURE INFORMATION BY THE INTERNET. ConTexto - Contabilidade em Texto, Porto Alegre, v. 14, n. 26, 2014. Disponível em: https://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/ConTexto/article/view/34489. Acesso em: 14 aug. 2025.

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