There is an enormous literature relating to the true and fair view (hereafter TFV). We are concerned with how the concept is actually perceived by various actors in an emerging economy which has only recently joined the European Union, i.e. Romania. Romania has a code law system with an obvious...

There is a significant body of literature on management accounting systems and their roles in organizations, based on a broad range of theories. An interesting setting for research is developing economies, because of the nature of changes characterizing their economical and accounting...

The latest result of the IASB's efforts to increase the comparability of accounting information seems to be the IFRS for SMEs. The aim of this paper is in this context to offer insights on some issues associated to a possible implementation of IFRS for SMEs in Romania. We extensively review the...

Corporate social responsibility and sustainability are key issues in the current business environment. Accountants play a crucial role in organizations in areas closely related to corporate social responsibility such as reporting, transparency, ethics, legal compliance, communication with...

Over a recent short period, a number of interventions potentially helped move the Romanian accounting system away from being a tool simply used to support a planned economy. They include harmonization with the European Directives, the introduction of International Financial Reporting Standards...

International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) are a reference point for the modernisation of accounting models in emerging economies. Previous literature documents a diverse IFRS experience, especially among emerging economies. The IFRS implementation strategy and local institutional...

Purpose – This study aims to investigate in-depth, and explain the issues related to, the implementation of IAS/IFRS in an emergent country that recently adhered to the European Union, i.e. Romania.Design/Methodology/Approach – An institutional and structuration theory perspective is used to...

This paper mobilizes an institutionalism-based approach in order to discuss the factors influencing the recent evolution of the Romanian accounting profession and to advance a tentative prognosis. Using the case of Romania as context for the study, we illustrate how a national profession aligned...