We find that the staggered adoption of state-level constituency statutes leads to a significant decrease in accounting conservatism. Constituency statutes allow directors to consider stakeholder interests when making business decisions, thereby increasing firms’ stakeholder orientation. As...

This study investigates the relationship between managers' abnormal disclosure tone and opportunistic behaviour in managerial accounting, grounded in agency theory. Using a quantitative ex-post-facto design, we analysed data from 1411 annual reports of 143 companies listed on the Tehran Stock...

Accounting conservatism could affect the quantitative information on a financial statement. In this paper, the author focuses on qualitative information on financial statements. The author investigates the association between financial report readability and accounting conservatism and uses the...

This paper examines the relationship between the voluntary disclosure of intangible assets and financing constraints using a sample of 2850 listed companies from 2017 to 2021. Additionally, we examine the moderating effects of prudence in accounting and the attention given to the disclosures by...

The study's purpose is to examine the effects of corporate governance (CG) mechanisms on corporate performance (CP) and the moderating effect of the interaction between joint audit (JA) and accounting conservatism on this relationship in Egypt. From 2016 through 2020, the sample consisted of 61...

The research objectives is to analyze factors impacting on accounting conservatism such as growth opportunity, return on equity, sales growth, return on assets, capital intensity, investment opportunity, financial distress, financial leverage, global diversification and uncertainty environment....

Purpose - Our study aims to explore the ownership structure and accounting conservatism in influencing the value relevance that we analyse through the paradigm of open innovation and socio-emotional wealth (SEW). We also extended the test to identify how firm size could affect value relevance....

This study examines the governing role of gender diversity on the board of directors on conditional accounting conservatism and executive remuneration. Using proprietary data about women representation on the board of directors to investigate the impact on the choice between accounting methods...

Gender diversity on corporate boards is an important governance issue. Prior research suggests that female directors tend to be more ethical, conservative, socially responsible, independent and risk averse. Thus, female directors may con-tribute to improve board performance and earnings quality....

Gender diversity on corporate boards is an important governance issue. Prior research suggests that female directors tend to be more ethical, conservative, socially responsible, independent and risk averse. Thus, female directors may con-tribute to improve board performance and earnings quality....

This study examines the relationship between chief executive officers' (CEOs') characteristics (e.g., tenure, experience, education, age and compensation) and accounting conservatism for a sample of 672 yearly observations from both Jordanian industrial and service companies listed on the Amman...

Purpose-The study on the relationship between accounting conservatism and earnings quality is not new. However, the results are inconsistent and mixed, and to some degree, even contradictory, which represents a gap in the literature. The purpose of this study is to provide some explanations for...

Accounting conservatism could affect the quantitative information on a financial statement. In this paper, the author focuses on qualitative information on financial statements. The author investigates the association between financial report readability and accounting conservatism and uses the...

This study investigates the effect of accounting conservatism on corporate investment decisions in China. Specifically, we analyze how accounting conservatism affects a company's investment decision-making. Furthermore, we examine the difference in this effect of accounting conservatism on...

This study is based upon constructing two models for quantifying the impact of ownership structure upon accounting conservatism and the impact of board structure upon accounting conservatism for the industrial enterprises registered with the Amman Stock Exchange ASE from 2011 to 2020. Moreover,...

In this paper, we investigate whether the use of accounting conservatism in India decreases IPO underpricing, which is of attention to stakeholders and supervisors. Furthermore, the study examines how asymmetry information affects the implication of accounting conservatism for IPOs. Based on a...

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between accounting conservatism and companies' cross- listing decision and the mediating role of the corporate governance mechanisms: board of directors' characteristics and ownership structure, on this relationship. Using a sample of...

This study investigates the effect of accounting conservatism on corporate investment decisions in China. Specifically, we analyze how accounting conservatism affects a company's investment decision-making. Furthermore, we examine the difference in this effect of accounting conservatism on...

This study is based upon constructing two models for quantifying the impact of ownership structure upon accounting conservatism and the impact of board structure upon accounting conservatism for the industrial enterprises registered with the Amman Stock Exchange ASE from 2011 to 2020. Moreover,...

Purpose-The study on the relationship between accounting conservatism and earnings quality is not new. However, the results are inconsistent and mixed, and to some degree, even contradictory, which represents a gap in the literature. The purpose of this study is to provide some explanations for...

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between accounting conservatism and companies’ cross- listing decision and the mediating role of the corporate governance mechanisms: board of directors’ characteristics and ownership structure, on this relationship. Using a sample...

In this paper, we investigate whether the use of accounting conservatism in India decreases IPO underpricing, which is of attention to stakeholders and supervisors. Furthermore, the study examines how asymmetry information affects the implication of accounting conservatism for IPOs. Based on a...

In this study, we examine the consequences of CEO facial masculinity for accounting conservatism. Facial masculinity is associated with an array of masculine behaviors including aggression, ambition, egocentricity, risk taking, and an increased desire to maintain social status. We predict that...

This study investigates the influence of Confucian culture on accounting conservatism. Using a sample of Chinese-listed firms during the period of 2001-2017, our findings reveal that Confucian culture, measured as the number of Confucian temples (schools) within a specific radius around a firm,...

We investigate the impact of uncertainty of uncertainty (UOU) on corporate accounting conservatism, finding a positive association. Mechanism analysis suggests that under UOU, creditor demands for real information drives shifts toward accounting conservatism. Further analysis shows that the...

This study analyzes the relation between accounting conservatism, future tax rate cuts and countries' level of book-tax conformity. Firms have an incentive to increase conservatism in financial reporting when a tax rate cut is imminent to shift taxable income into the lower taxed future. Using a...

This study analyzes the relation between accounting conservatism, future tax rate cuts and countries' level of book-tax conformity. Firms have an incentive to increase conservatism in financial reporting when a tax rate cut is imminent to shift taxable income into the lower taxed future. Using a...