We respond to a specific gap identified in the prior literature by examining whether dividend paying status and dividend size are associated with accruals quality, using three accrual-based earnings quality proxies on a large sample of 2,387 firm-year observations over 17 years in a developing...

We examine the relations between corporate social responsibility (CSR) disclosures, dividend payments, and firm value. We use an international sample and measure CSR disclosures based on Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) disclosure levels, which we divide into two parts (unexpected and expected...

Purpose: This paper critically analyses the future of Integrated Reporting (IR) given recent and likely future developments in corporate reporting and sustainability disclosure standard setting.Design/method/approach: This paper uses Alvesson and Deetz’s (2000) critical framework to consider...

We explore how the concept of social capital is used and theorised in accounting research by performing a structured literature review, and a critical analysis, of articles published in leading accounting journals. We identify two research paths, namely 1) how social capital influences...

This paper examines the influence of integrated reporting (IR) on the sustainability reporting practices of a state-owned enterprise through a content analysis of their reports and interviews with report preparers. The findings show a steady increase in the quantity and quality of sustainability...

This study investigates whether shareholders are willing to pay for higher levels of corporate financial, social, and environmental disclosure. We conduct a choice-based conjoint experiment wherein 65 shareholders are asked to make 12 choices, choosing each time between two predetermined...

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to identify key challenges, opportunities, strengths and weaknesses experienced by the integrated reporting (IR) idea since the International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC)’s Discussion Paper was published in late 2011. It provides insights into the...

Purpose – The International Integrated Reporting Framework (IIRF) encourages organisations to disclose material information that affects their ability to create value. This paper investigates the challenges and techniques preparers of integrated reports employ to determine the materiality of...

Purpose - This paper presents a systematic literature review, including content and bibliometric analyses, of the impact of blockchain technology (BT) in auditing, to identify trends, research areas, and construct an agenda for future research.Design/methodology/approach – We include studies...

Purpose – This poem aims to examine the difficulties of getting qualitative research published. Design/methodology/approach – The approach is informed by personal experience. Findings – The poem reveals that it can be extremely hard to make it through the review process, but there are...