This study seeks to examine the impact of Block Ownership structure on Credit Ratings in OECD countries. This research seeks to contribute to the extant literature by exploring the effects of Corporate Governance (CG) mechanisms on corporate credit ratings. The study uses a panel data of 200...

Accounting scandals and their severe consequences shed light on the ambiguity of accounting. This paper attempts to explore philosophical roots of accounting in an attempt to remove, or at least mitigate, this ambiguity. The study employs Searle's social construction framework (1995) as an...