Analysis of Corporate Government Practices by Various Sectors in India : A Voluntary Disclosures from Annual Reports

This research paper examines the information disclosure in different sector companies to provide the insight of the current disclosure environment and the usefulness to the stakeholders. Corporate Governance is the measure of annual reports and their effectiveness as per the SEBI guidelines(Corporate Governance, 2000). Most research is used to predict and analyse the authenticity and validity of disclosures to outsiders or shareholders. Now a days, companies are expanding and as per SEBI it is mandatory for all the Listed companies to disclose their annual reports and mention in detail all the standard parameters of it for the stake holders. Corporate governance plays a very vital role in Annual Reports of any organization. Effective and ethical corporate governance report are important in achieving and maintaining Stakeholders trust. The study examines the standard parameters and the determinants of voluntary disclosure in the annual report of 30 listed companies from different sectors (IT, FMCG, Retail, Oil & Gas, NBFC, Pharmaceuticals) follow in briefing up the annual report, NBFC and pharmaceuticals in developing economy. A disclosure list consisting of 38 voluntary items is done with statistical analysis performed using multiple regression analysis. The study apart from providing insight and evidence of extent of corporate governance practices of different sectors in developing countries, it further highlights the rules and regulations that certain companies are not following, needed to be followed as per the RBI Guidelines.