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An analysis of supplementary data in annual reports of selected Canadian public companies, 1938-1963

The study seeks to trace the historical development of the form, design and content of supplementary information in the annual reports of Canadian public companies for the period 1938 -- 1963. Public companies refer to all companies, other than mining and oil companies, whose shares were listed on any one of the five stock exchanges in Canada as of June 1, 1964. Supplementary information is defined as any information which a company furnishes in its annual reports other than the information required to be published by the Companies Act, Canada.
Specifically, the study is based on an analysis of the annual reports of 115 Canadian public companies for five selected years, namely: 1938, 1948, 1953, 1958, 1963. The 115 companies were picked by means of stratified random sampling. They represent approximately 19% of the total listed public companies.
Among the main findings of the study, three trends were particularly outstanding, namely: the trend toward more disclosure .of supplementary information, the trend toward improved format and design in the presentation of supplementary information and the trend toward an enlarged report. / Business, Sauder School of / Graduate

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:UBC/oai:circle.library.ubc.ca:2429/37127
Date January 1965
CreatorsTan, Yam Pin
PublisherUniversity of British Columbia
Source SetsUniversity of British Columbia
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeText, Thesis/Dissertation
RightsFor non-commercial purposes only, such as research, private study and education. Additional conditions apply, see Terms of Use https://open.library.ubc.ca/terms_of_use.

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