Intellectual Capital Disclosure in Financial Reports of Nigerian Companies
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2013
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Faculty of Social Sciences, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto
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This study examines the extent and quality of intellectual capital (IC) disclosure in the financial reports of selected companies in Nigeria, IC disclosure index was constructed to code items in the annual reports of 50 different Nigerian companies using content analysis methods. The finding of the study is consistent with the previous studies, revealing that the levels of IC disclosures in the financial reports of the sampled companies are not high. Most of the reported IC drivers are expressed in narrative and qualitative rather than in quantitative or monetary terms. Relational capital was the highest reported in the financial statements of Nigerian companies as well as having the highest quality of disclosure among the three main categories of IC.
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Intellectual capital, disclosure, annual reports, Nigerian Companies