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External reporting of human capital in Malaysia


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Huang, Ching Choo and Zainal Abidin, Zubaidah and Jusoff, Kamaruzaman (2008) External reporting of human capital in Malaysia. Asian Social Science, 4 (8). pp. 3-11. ISSN 1911-2017; ESSN: 1911-2025

Abstract

Human capital information which is vital for effective management of resources is usually only accessible internally within an organization. However, information regarding human capital or human resource investments and the return on these investments are currently not presented in the annual reports systematically and consistently. This paper examines the extent of the disclosure of human capital in the annual reports of Malaysian top companies based on the concept of Human Resource Costing and Accounting (HRCA) and other relevant human capital elements or measures. A content analysis using word count was conducted to determine the extent of human capital disclosures. The findings reveal that the concept of HRCA is still distant to human resource managers in Malaysia. The human capital items which are most commonly disclosed are information on training, human resource development, employee skill, knowledge and competence. Return on human resource investment is not reported in the annual reports.


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Item Type: Article
Divisions: Faculty of Forestry
DOI Number: https://doi.org/10.5539/ass.v4n8p3
Publisher: Canadian Center of Science and Education
Keywords: Malaysia; Human capital; Human resource investment; External reporting
Depositing User: Norhazura Hamzah
Date Deposited: 29 Jul 2010 09:04
Last Modified: 23 Oct 2017 07:41
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URI: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/7609
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