The notion of image fidèle was introduced into French law in 1983. Confronted with the need to integrate this notion, both unknown and undefined, into the traditional notions of regularity and sincerity, the French accounting community collectively adopted an avoidance strategy. The strategy...

The purpose of this paper is to show that, long before the French groups begin to publish consolidated accounts, American regulations have influenced the thinking of French accountants on the subject in the early 1960s. In consolidating accounts in France, is the pioneering study by Richard and...

This study distinguishes from previous research works on the area of IFRS First Time Adoption (FTA) impact by its completeness and its homogeneity. As regards completeness, it is based on observations stemming from an exhaustive data base of 483 not-financial listed groups, namely Banque de...

It can be stated that, in France, a conventionality and a form of complacency probably stemmed from the standardization process. As a consequence, independent research has tended so far to concentrate more on fields that do not reside within the confines of the works of the standard-setting...

La théorie et la pratique financières ont négligé le rôle de la trésorerie en tant que caractéristique des performances financières. Cette étude teste cette hypothèse en examinant les différences de performances financières entre deux groupes d'entreprises qui suivent des stratégies...

French accounting values, accounting and reporting system characteristics and the nature of corporate owners and financiers account for the low level of French companies' disclosure. The aim of this paper is to relate the extent of disclosure in the annual reports of a sample of 100 French...

Face à la montée en puissance des actionnaires individuels et la progression du « capitalisme financier », les entreprises françaises sont amenées à adapter leurs stratégies de communication. Dans son rapport de 1999, la COB a constaté des améliorations dans la qualité de la...