Determinants of Corporate Social Responsibility Disclosure by Turkish Insurance Companies

Authors : Fatma BULUT SÜRDÜ, Arzu ÖZSÖZGÜN ÇALIŞKAN

Pages : 53-64

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Publication Date : 2020-06-29

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :The aim of this study is to empirically examine the determinants of corporate social responsibility disclosure practices by Turkish insurance companies. For this purpose, the annual reports of insurance companies are analysed. In order to examine the determinants of insurance companies’ corporate social responsibility disclosure, two independent variables, namely, return on assets and leverage, and three control variables are included in the study, namely, size, age and listing status of the company. Panel data analysis is employed using 54 insurance companies’ data on the period of 2009-2017. Our findings indicate that leverage, firm size, age and listing status have effect on insurance companies’ social responsibility disclosure.
Keywords : Corporate social responsibility, Annual Reports, Insurance Companies, Developing Country, Turkey