This study develops and empirically tests a model of the corporate decision to disclose stakeholders' reports for French firms. The related literature is then reviewed in the first section. The next section identifies the factors influencing the decision to disclose stakeholders' reports. The...

This paper addresses the relationship between mandatory and voluntary information. The introduction of IFRS in 2005 modified mandatory information requirements and influenced the content and level of the discretionary information disclosed by firms. This background allows us to test whether the...

In this paper, we examine how categorization is resisted. We analyze the way organizations draw on industry registers to resist or adapt to changes that will potentially alter the definition and nature of the markets in which they compete. We approach this question through a qualitative study of...

La COB a publié la recommandation n°98-05 relative à la diffusion sur internet d’informations financières par les sociétés cotées. Cet article rappelle les orientations adoptées par la COB dans sa recommandation et procède à son évaluation eu égard aux interrogations émanant...

La gestion de ses risques par l'entreprise est une des premières préoccupations des dirigeants, des investisseurs et des partenaires de l'entreprise. Elle concerne donc les experts-comptables et les commissaires aux comptes. La communication financière en matière de risques constitue une...

La mise sous contrôle des collectivités locales n'a ps toujours conduit à des résultats probants. Aussi apparaît-il intéressant de repenser les réalisations au regard d'un nouveau cadre de référence. Un des enjeux de cette réflexion est de faire émerger une conception duale de la...

From 2005, European listed firms and many more around the world are required to adopt International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). The introduction of a uniform accounting system is expected to ensure greater comparability and transparency of financial reporting around the world. Over...

During the nineteenth century, the development of joint-stock companies and the take-off of capital markets confered a new dimension to accounting. The only guarantee offered to third parties was that the capital of a limited company had to remain intact, thus it was left to accounting to...