Geopolitical Communication Index from Belgian Public Firms' Annual Reports

A geopolitical communication index derived from the annual reports of Belgian public firms. The 194.0 MB replication package includes data and analysis files in RDATA, DOCX, R, and XLSX formats, authored by Nick Houttekier and licensed under CC-BY-4.0. The index allows analysis of how firm communication about geopolitical risk evolves and varies across sectors.

Use Cases

• Analyzing trends in corporate geopolitical risk communication based on the constructed index.
• Examining sectoral differences in geopolitical risk perception among Belgian firms.
• Qualitatively assessing the most common geopolitical concerns mentioned in annual reports.
• Investigating the relationship between a firm's international integration and its level of geopolitical communication.

Strengths

• Includes a constructed index for analyzing firm communication, a specific methodological contribution.
• Data files are provided in multiple formats (RDATA, DOCX, R, XLSX) for different analytical workflows.
• The dataset is a replication package, suggesting it supports published academic research.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The dataset focuses exclusively on Belgian public firms, which may limit generalizability.

Provenance

Source

Annual reports of Belgian public firms.

Collection Method

Text analysis and index construction methods described in the associated article.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-27 10:02:51; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Belgium