This study investigates whether the adoption of a single set of accounting standards, such as IFRS, guarantees harmonization of accounting practices within a country and across countries, or whether differences in reporting practices persist because of dissimilarities in reporting habits and...

This study investigates whether the adoption of a single set of accounting standards, such as IASs/IFRSs, guarantees the harmonization of accounting practices within a country and across countries, or whether differences in reporting practices persist because of dissimilarities in reporting...

Since 2005, all European Union listed firms comply with IFRS. The resulting mandatory changes in accounting methods have substantially affected reported earnings. Using the factSet/JCF database that collects 2005 earnings forecast based on both IFRS and local GAAP for a set of European listed...

Cette recherche a pour objectif d'étudier l'impact de certaines structures de gouvernance (à savoir la structure de propriété, l'endettement et la composition du conseil d'administration) sur la demande d'une meilleure qualité d'audit externe. Nous appréhendons la qualité d'audit dans le...

Partant du principe que le résultat comptable résulte, d'une part, de la confrontation de produits et de charges difficilement manipulables parce qu'ils proviennent d'opérations ayant généré des flux au cours de l'exercice et, d'autre part, de la confrontation de produits et de charges...