The Internationalization and Voluntary Adoption of International Accounting Standards by Japanese MNEs

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hideaki Sakawa ◽  
Naoki Watanabel ◽  
Junjian Gu
Keyword(s):  
Accounting Standards ◽  
International Accounting ◽  
International Accounting Standards ◽  
Voluntary Adoption

Voluntary adoption of the consolidated financial statement and fair value accounting by italian local governments

2014 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 313-344 ◽  
Author(s):  
Silvia Gardini ◽  
Giuseppe Grossi
Keyword(s):  
Local Governments ◽  
Accounting Standards ◽  
Fair Value ◽  
Financial Statement ◽  
Annual Reports ◽  
International Accounting ◽  
International Accounting Standards ◽  
Fair Value Accounting ◽  
Consolidated Financial Statement ◽  
Voluntary Adoption

The paper focuses on the potential benefits of fair value accounting (FVA) in the public sector and the shift towards the entity theory of consolidation supported by international accounting standards. The analysis of the Italian cases shows neither adjustments of the assets to their fair value, nor any recognition of intangibles other than goodwill in consolidated financial statement (CFS), maintaining the configuration of a municipal corporate group based on historical costs. These findings suggest a lack of focus on FVA by local governments (LGs), which is in contrast with international accounting standards. Using a combination of sources (such as annual reports and interviews), part of this paper is based on multiple-case studies of Italian LGs on the voluntary adoption of CFS.

The Voluntary Adoption of Internationally Recognized Accounting Standards and Firm Internal Performance Evaluation

2009 ◽  
Vol 84 (4) ◽  
pp. 1281-1309 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joanna Shuang Wu ◽  
Ivy Xiying Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Performance Evaluation ◽  
Large Body ◽  
Accounting Standards ◽  
Evaluation Process ◽  
Ceo Turnover ◽  
International Accounting ◽  
International Accounting Standards ◽  
Accounting Earnings ◽  
Voluntary Adoption

ABSTRACT: A large body of research is devoted to understanding the causes and consequences of firms' adoption of internationally recognized accounting standards. Thus far, researchers' attention has focused almost exclusively on the informational benefits of the adoption. We extend the existing literature by offering a different, stewardship perspective. We hypothesize that the voluntary adoption of international accounting standards is associated with changes in the firm's internal performance evaluation process; in particular, it is associated with increases in the sensitivities of CEO turnover and employee layoffs to accounting earnings. Our results are consistent with these predictions.

THE ROLE OF NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS (NGOs) AS INTERMEDIARIES OF THE EUROPEAN UNION DECISION TO ADOPT INTERNATIONAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS: 1973–2002

2016 ◽  
Vol 43 (2) ◽  
pp. 59-127 ◽  
Author(s):  
Devrimi Kaya ◽  
Robert J. Kirsch ◽  
Klaus Henselmann
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Accounting Standards ◽  
International Accounting ◽  
International Accounting Standards ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Many

This paper analyzes the role of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) as intermediaries in encouraging the European Union (EU) to adopt International Accounting Standards (IAS). Our analysis begins with the 1973 founding of the International Accounting Standards Committee (IASC), and ends with 2002 when the binding EU regulation was approved. We document the many pathways of interaction between European supranational, governmental bodies and the IASC/IASB, as well as important regional NGOs, such as the Union Européenne des Experts Comptables, Économiques et Financiers (UEC), the Groupe d'Etudes des Experts Comptables de la Communauté Économique Européenne (Groupe d'Etudes), and their successor, the Fédération des Experts Comptables Européens (FEE). This study investigates, through personal interviews of key individuals involved in making the history of the organizations studied, and an extensive set of primary sources, how NGOs filled key roles in the process of harmonization of international accounting standards.

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