The development of a measurement instrument to measure the quality of internet investor relations

The purpose of this study was to develop a measurement instrument to measure the quality of Internet investor relations (IIR). This study will aid future research to examine IIR and provide guidance to companies in the development of an IIRstrategy. The development of the instrument was based on bes...

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Published in:South African journal of business management 2016-12, Vol.47 (4), p.15-25
Main Authors: Nel, G. F, Brummer, L. M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Best practice
Investment policy
Measuring instruments
Online securities trading
Quality
Validation studies
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Summary:The purpose of this study was to develop a measurement instrument to measure the quality of Internet investor relations (IIR). This study will aid future research to examine IIR and provide guidance to companies in the development of an IIRstrategy. The development of the instrument was based on best practice guidelines Issued by the Investor Relations Society, an extensive literature review and a pilot study. The result was a measurement instrument that consists of 346 attributes.Quality is assessed by measuring content as widely as possible, by including attributes to measure the accessibility, navigation and timeliness of information, and by allowing for the measurement of attributes as being partially availablebased on breadth, usability and timeliness considerations. The reliability and validity of the measurement instrument was confirmed on the basis of the measurement results of a sample of 85 JSE-listed companies.
ISSN:2078-5976
2078-5585
0378-9098
2078-5585
2078-5976
DOI:10.4102/sajbm.v47i4.71