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Dalvadi, Yagnesh
- Measurement of Environmental Reporting Practices of the Selected Index Based Indian Companies: An Integral Part of Triple Bottom Line Reporting
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Global Journal of Research in Management, Vol 2, No 2 (2012), Pagination: 41-57Abstract
key parts of TBL reporting. Environmental Reporting is an area where our country requires a boost. A lot of work has been done by other developed countries in this area. India is believed to be still at its infancy stage so far as Environmental Reporting (an integral part of triple bottom line reporting) is concerned. The objective of this study is to investigate the quantity and quality of voluntary environmental disclosures in the annual reports or sustainability reports of the few selected index based Indian companies listed on the stock exchange. In order to evaluate the environmental reporting practices, the categorization contained in the Global Reporting Initiatives guidelines has been used to an extent. We found that all the companies selected for the study were found to be at their progress towards better environmental reporting practices year by year, which is a positive sign for the country as well as a benchmark for the other companies who still have not taken initiative in this area. The result may serve a base or the path towards better Environmental disclosures in India.Keywords
Triple Bottom Line, Environmental Reports, Sustainability, DisclosuresReferences
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- "An Empirical Study on Factors Governing Investment of Individual Investor in Equity"
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1 Institute of Management, Nirma University, Ahmedabad, IN
2 Department of Business Studies, Sardar Patel University, Vallabh Vidyanagar, IN
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We'Ken- International Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences, Vol 1, No 3 (2016), Pagination: 94-101Abstract
The Indian equity market has seen a lot of fluctuations in the last decade. The BSE sensex as an indicator of the market has fluctuated from 10000 points to 21000 points and falling to 8000 points and making high of 30000 points and again now struggling to sustain around 30000 points. The Indian Equity markets are seeing inflows both from institutional investors as well as the retail investors.
Even though the markets remain to be volatile but that has not deterred the investors from investing in the markets. In this context it becomes important to explore the behavioral factors that are governing investment behaviour in the Indian equity market.
Equities are considered inherently riskier than investments in bonds. What makes equity investing risky? Is it because of the inconsistent performance of business behind the stock or is it because of the behavior of the market participants, who as a result of greed and fear get excessively optimistic and pessimistic about the future resulting in bull and bear phase? What are the behavioral traits that act as impediments (obstacles) in investing inequity?
Keywords
Equity, Investment, Equity, Finance, Behavioral, Risk.References
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- A Study on Financial Risk Management Practices of Selected I.T. Companies in India
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1 Post Graduate Department of Business Studies, Sardar Patel University, Gujarat, IN
2 Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Government College, Silvassa, IN
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IBMRD's Journal of Management & Research, Vol 6, No 1 (2017), Pagination: 9-18Abstract
Risk management has become a key factor in assessing the future performance and effectiveness of management. Now a days many companies deal with foreign players, and receive its return in multiple currencies. They face foreign exchange risk because of sudden&drastic changes in exchange rates, which may cause significantly damaging financial losses from otherwise profitable export sales. Information Technology Company faces this risk higher because major share of its income comes from foreign countries in foreign currencies. It is now important to know: what the status of Indian I.T. companies is, in regards to foreign exposure, what are the instruments they are using for risk minimization, what are the recent statistics of its profit/loss due to Forex transactions and what is the resultant impact on its profitability? This research paper focuses on how selected I. T. companies in India manage their financial risk, who has the authority to establish financial risk management in selected I. T. companies, the ways adopted to support financial risk management policy, preference given to the approaches for dealing with risk, types of financial risks managed, model preferred for measuring credit risk, market risk&operational risk, types of derivative instruments used & resultant impact of financial risk management practices on the overall value&net profit of selected large scale I. T. companies.Keywords
Financial Loss, Financial Risk, Impact of Financial Risk, Risk Management, Risk Measurement Model.References
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- Social Performance Reporting Practices:A Comparative Study of Selected Index Based Indian and Australian Companies
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1 Bhaktraj Dada Khachar Arts and Commerce College (Govt. College), Gadhada, Gujarat, IN
2 Post Graduate Department of Business Studies, Sardar Patel University, Vallabh Vidyanagar, Gujarat, IN
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Journal of Commerce and Accounting Research, Vol 6, No 2 (2017), Pagination: 16-28Abstract
Business is a part of the society. Companies now should not only focus on its financial returns, but should also take utmost care in giving back to the society in which it operates. Every company should be socially responsible and should also broaden its horizons from its stakeholders to general public, at large. It should not only carry on social activities which benefit the public at large, but also report the same in order to create more awareness. Social performance reporting would thus motivate all the companies to expand from within and reach out to the society as a whole. However, there exists a problem of its reporting. "How to measure" and "What to report" are another two questions to be answered upon. This paper attempts to clarify what social accounting is all about- mainly focusing on the reporting practices and measurement of the few randomly selected index based Indian and Australian companies.
The objective of this study is to measure the quantity and quality aspects of voluntary social performance disclosures in the various reports of the few randomly selected index based Indian and Australian companies. The result may serve a base or the path towards better social performance disclosures.
Keywords
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Sustainability, Social Accounting, Social Performance, Social Reporting, Global Reporting Initiatives (GRI).References
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Authors
1 Lecturer, Shri V. Z. Patel Commerce College, Anand, IN
2 Professor at P. G. Department of Business Studies, Sardar Patel University, Vallabh Vidyanagar, IN