Purpose The purpose of the present research is to examine the effect of internal control and risk management on earnings quality of companies listed on the Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE). Design/methodology/approach Data were collected from 560 listed firms on TSE, which were selected using...

Purpose This paper aims to investigate the relationship between corporate governance and auditors switching of listed companies on the Tehran Stock Exchange. Design/methodology/approach To achieve the objectives of this study, 12 hypotheses developed which and tests the relationship between...

Purpose This study aims to investigate and analyze the factors affecting the probable failure of rural entrepreneurs so that the most important factors responsible for failure in the business of small and local entrepreneurs are identified. Design/methodology/approach The present survey was...

Purpose Bankruptcy, stock price fluctuations and making decisions to invest on the listed companies on the Tehran Stock Exchange show the need to have some tools for evaluating the financial potential of companies. One of the tools for evaluating financial power to investment in companies is...

Purpose Bankruptcy is the last phase of economic life of companies and has some impacts on all of the entity’s stakeholders. Thus, the prediction of bankruptcy is very important. The inherent aim of preparing and developing financial accounting information is to provide a basis for economic...

Purpose – Financial distress is the most notable distress for companies. During the past four decades, predicting corporate bankruptcy and financial distress has become a significant concern for the various stakeholders in firms. This paper aims to predict financial distress of Iranian firms,...

Purpose The current study aims to investigate the amount of downward pressure on audit fees and its effect on audit quality. Design/methodology/approach The research population includes 104 listed companies on the Tehran Stock Exchange. In this study, at first, the audit fees pressure was...

Purpose The purpose of the current study is to examine the effects of spiritual and emotional intelligences of managers in manufacturing industries on the ambiguous activities of tax avoidance and corporate disclosure quality. Design/methodology/approach Managers of 178 manufacturing companies...

Purpose US sanctions have been a major feature of US Iran policy since Iran’s 1979 Islamic revolution, but the imposition of UN and worldwide bilateral sanctions on Iran that began in 2006 and increased dramatically as of 2010 is recent by comparison. The objectives of US sanctions have...

Purpose This study aims to investigate the relationship between information technology and internal controls of state agencies in Iran. Design/Methodology/Approach The research population includes all auditors and managers working in public sector. Data collection instrument is a questionnaire...