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of outside directors and institutional ownership concentration and to explore the relative roles of accounting- and stock … accounting performance. This is consistent with institutional investors using a richer set of information than that contained in … reported accounting earnings. Research limitations/implications – Further research may examine the effect of board monitoring …
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initiatives associated with developing a more comprehensive national accounting framework in relation to public and private sector … national accounting framework that fully incorporates the impact of intangible asset investments upon national growth and …
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UK picture house and to consider the role of the accounting document as a medium through which both local and broader …. Findings – The analysis of the box office ledger illustrates the potential value of an accounting document as a source of … the conception of what constitutes accounting, shapes the perception of contemporary strategic management accounting …
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Purpose – This paper seeks to consider the impact and potential impact of social accounting at the macro level. It aims … to explore the potential for “silent” or “shadow” social accounting to hold Anglo-American capitalism to account for its … social outcomes relative to other “varieties of capitalism”. Design/methodology/approach – The role of accounting in …
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to assess the effect of financial performance on the textual characteristics of the chairman's statement. In particular, given the increased motives for poorly performing management to engage in impression management, the paper focuses on whether...
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Purpose – This paper aims to examine an early stage of the institutionalization of accounting practices in devolved UK …' cognition of accounting numbers. Design/methodology/approach – The paper uses neo-institutional theory to examine the planning … findings point to a process of nested translations, from mission through aims and objectives to targets, with accounting …
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-based resource accounting in the UK public sector. Design/methodology/approach – In a unique study, which presents case research of … in the implementation, maintenance or oversight of resource accounting in Northern Ireland. This paper looks at the … (accountants). Findings – It finds that the actual implementation of accruals accounting is very different, in effect, in cost and …
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Purpose – This paper aims to compare the quality of financial reporting (or accounting quality) of firms cross … association with accounting data. Accounting quality is associated with less earnings management, more timely loss recognition and … higher stock price/returns association with accounting data. Findings – The authors find that there is no difference in …
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debt. Disciplinary fields as varied as logic, accounting, finance, psychology, geopolitics, economics, statistics, ethics …
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore accountability from the perspective of charity donors. Design/methodology/approach - The research utilises semi-structured interviews with a range of donors. In addition, it summarises the main findings from key related research (that uses...
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