The purpose of this paper is to identify the effects of the implementation of selected regulations on corporate governance in the reporting practice of banks listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange. The survey examined the disclosures concerning the main features of the internal control and risk...

This paper seeks to explore whether voluntary disclosure level affects the value relevance of accounting information from an investor's perspective on Kuwait Stock Exchange (KSE). Based on the assumption that an increased focus on the informational needs of investors should increase the value...

We examine the 'confirmation' hypothesis that audited financial reporting and disclosure of managers' private information are complements, because independent verification of outcomes disciplines and hence enhances disclosure credibility. Committing to higher audit fees (a measure of financial...

Accounting measurement and disclosure rules have a significant impact on the real decisions that firms make. In this essay, we provide an analytical framework to illustrate how such real effects arise. Using this framework, we examine three specific measurement issues that remain controversial:...

Conventional wisdom suggests that audit risk disclosure improves the quality of audited financial reports because the disclosure reduces information asymmetry between investors and companies. In contrast, we show that audit risk disclosure provides companies with another channel to influence...

This paper examines whether a firm's degree of conservatism in financial reporting is associated with its voluntary non-financial corporate social responsibility (CSR) disclosures and the stock price reaction to such disclosures. Theoretical and empirical studies find that the amount of...

The aims of the study is to know the effect of conservatism accounting, corporate social responsibility (CSR) disclosure and tax avoidance on earnings management. In this study variable of conservatism accounting was proxy by accrual. Variable of CSR disclosure was proxy by corporate social...

Discretionary disclosure refers to differences in the depth of disclosed items that managers can exercise in disclosing information because there are no specific requirements of the disclosure extent. This paper investigates discretionary disclosure levels in interim financial reports by...

This paper reviews the literature on compliance with IFRS mandatory disclosure requirements for the post-2005 period. We adopt a structured literature review methodology and address three key questions: how is research on compliance with IFRS mandatory disclosure requirements developing; what is...

The current study examines the voluntary disclosures (provided in the U.S.) by U.S.-listed Asian companies. Our findings indicate that significantly fewer [greater] voluntary disclosures are provided by U.S.-listed Asian companies from countries which have a strict [less strict] mandatory...