The concept of a maturity index for narrative disclosures of risk areas and factors

Abstract

Purpose: The subject of the considerations is a proposal for a maturity index for narrative disclosures on risk areas and factors as a tool for diagnosis and analysis, but also for im-proving narrative reporting in the area under study. Methodology/approach: The study is conceptual and was prepared based on a literature review and the results of previous empirical research. Findings: The proposed method of constructing a maturity index enables the measure-ment of the quality of narrative disclosures of risk areas and factors on a universal five-point scale. Research limitations/implications: The proposed index has been designed with entities that operate in non-financial sectors in mind. Originality/value: The index is a universal tool that can be used in narrative research on risk reports and in improving the practices of preparing annual reports of enterprises from non-financial sectors