scholarly journals Impact of Financial and Non-Financial Voluntary Disclosure on Stock Liquidity for Jordanian Industrial Shareholding Companies Listed on Amman Stock Exchange

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (12) ◽  
pp. 125
Author(s):  
Ziad Abdul Halim AlTheibeh ◽  
Oday Abdulraheem Alhyari ◽  
Mohyedin Hamza
Keyword(s):  
Voluntary Disclosure ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Investment Decisions ◽  
Analytical Methodology ◽  
Financial Reports ◽  
Stock Liquidity ◽  
Amman Stock Exchange ◽  
The Status ◽  
Study Population ◽  
The Impact

This study aims to identify the impact of financial and non-financial voluntary disclosure on stock liquidity for Jordanian industrial shareholding companies listed on Amman Stock Exchange. For achieving this objective, the study adopted analytical methodology, as it is proper for the nature of this study. The study population consists of 60 Jordanian industrial shareholding companies listed on Amman Stock Exchange, whereas the study sample consists of 30 companies. The researchers used the appropriate statistical methods through SPSS program. The most important results of this study that the level of voluntary disclosure on stock liquidity for Jordanian industrial shareholding companies listed on Amman Stock Exchange is medium. In addition, the results show that voluntary disclosure (financial and non-financial) does not affect on stock liquidity for Jordanian industrial shareholding companies listed on Amman Stock Exchange. The study concluded with a set of recommendations, most important: to guide investors to the information contained in financial reports to help them make their wise investment decisions by focusing their attention on all items listed on financial reports and not focusing on certain indicators only. The information contained in financial reports would reflect a clear picture of about the status of the organization and work to raise the level of disclosure of the information contained in the financial reports through the combined efforts of the joint stock companies, auditors and Securities Commission.

scholarly journals The Impact of the Application of International Accounting Standard 34 (IAS 34) on the Industrial Public Shareholding Companies’ Sector in Jordan

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. p404
Author(s):  
Maen Yousef Khalaf Hijazin ◽  
Dr. Saeed Mikhled Ahmad Al-naimat
Keyword(s):  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Financial Statements ◽  
Simple Random Sample ◽  
Individual Investors ◽  
Financial Reports ◽  
Industrial Companies ◽  
Occupational Characteristics ◽  
Study Population ◽  
The Impact

This study aims at identifying the extent to which IAS 34 (Interim financial reporting) is applied in the Jordanian public shareholding companies, along with highlighting the impact of its application on individual investors at these companies. Study population consists of all Jordanian public shareholding industrial companies (45 companies) listed at Amman Stock Exchange. Due to the large number of the study population, preparers of financial statements (employees of companies), and individual investors, we have selected a simple random sample. The total number of preparers of financial statements (employees), and individual investors were (500) individuals who were selected for the sample. The results showed that all companies are committed to issue and publish interim financial reports within the period specified for that purpose. There is a statistically significant relationship between the variables relevant to the company including (the firm's nature, profitability, and age) and the compliance with issuing the reports and the information content of the financial statements. Moreover there are statistically significant differences in the extent to which IAS 34 is applied in the Jordanian public shareholding companies. These differences arise due to the personal and occupational characteristics of the preparers of financial statements (gender, age, qualification, position, and experience).

scholarly journals The effect of applying institutional governance principles in the accounting disclosure of service companies listed on the ASE

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (9) ◽  
pp. 2359-2370 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zeyad Almatarneh ◽  
Abdelrahim Kadomi ◽  
Younes AlShobaki ◽  
Ala Albawwat
Keyword(s):  
Board Of Directors ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Return On Assets ◽  
Institutional Governance ◽  
Accounting Disclosure ◽  
Financial Reports ◽  
Service Companies ◽  
Earnings Per Share ◽  
Study Population ◽  
The Impact

The study aimed to identify the impact of the application of institutional governance principles in the accounting disclosure of service companies listed on the Amman Stock Exchange (ASE). The study collected the financial statements of companies during the period 2014-2019, and the extent of applying the principles of institutional governance was measured through indicators included (board of directors’ size, board of directors’ independence, and concentration of ownership). Accounting disclosure was also measured by return on assets and earnings per share. The study population consisted of service companies listed on the ASE, and the study used the random sample where the number of companies included in the study population (14) companies. The required data was obtained throughout the financial reports of companies published on ASE website as a study sample. The results showed a statistically significant effect on the application of institutional governance principles using their instruments (board of directors’ size, board of directors’ independence, and concentration of ownership) in accounting disclosure (return on assets, earnings per share). In the light of the previous results, the study presented several recommendations, which most importantly: The need to adhere to the principles and rules of institutional governance in a way that assists to protect the rights and interests of shareholders.

scholarly journals Impact of the Audit Committee's Characteristics on Voluntary Disclosure: The Case of the Banks Operating in Jordan

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 414
Author(s):  
Abdullah Majed Al Ma'ani ◽  
Akram Alawad
Keyword(s):  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Voluntary Disclosure ◽  
Audit Committee ◽  
Banking Sector ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Amman Stock Exchange ◽  
The Impact

The main objective of this study is to explore the impact of the Audit Committee's characteristics on the level of voluntary disclosure. Regression analysis was applied to verify the hypotheses, where this study used secondary data of 25 banks in the banking sector listed on the Amman Stock Exchange(ASE), for the period 2015 until 2017. The study found that there was an impact of the number of meetings of the Audit Committee on the level of voluntary disclosure, but there were no impacts, for both the size and independence of the Audit Committee, on the level of voluntary disclosure.

scholarly journals The Impact of Motivation on Dynamic Capabilities in Jordanian Commercial Banks

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 130
Author(s):  
Ayman Suliman Jarrar
Keyword(s):  
Human Resources ◽  
Sample Size ◽  
Commercial Banks ◽  
Dynamic Capabilities ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Data Access ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Amman Stock Exchange ◽  
Study Population ◽  
The Impact

This paper aims to identify the impact of motivation on dynamic capabilities. The study population consists of all workers in the 13 Jordanian commercial banks, listed in Amman Stock Exchange which is estimated by 20,000 workers.  The sample size is 384 sample entails in Jordanian commercial banks. the study results indicate that there is a significant impact of the motivation dimensions on the managerial dynamic capabilities. This study has some limitations which includes data access limitations and access limitations. The study recommends extending its scope and review the human resources polices to review the motivation system in the Jordanian banks.

scholarly journals The Impact of Fair Value Accounting on Information Asymmetry: Evidence from Jordanian Banking Sector

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (9) ◽  
pp. 55
Author(s):  
Mohammad Abdullah Fayad Altawalbeh
Keyword(s):  
Information Asymmetry ◽  
Commercial Banks ◽  
Banking Sector ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Fair Value ◽  
Fair Value Accounting ◽  
Financial Reports ◽  
Bid Ask Spread ◽  
Amman Stock Exchange ◽  
The Impact

This study aims at examining the impact of Fair value accounting measured by other comprehensive income on information asymmetry measured by the bid-ask spread in the Jordanian banking sector between 2010 and 2017. The study sample consisted of the thirteen commercial banks listed in Amman Stock Exchange, and panel data analyses were employed to test the study hypothesis, data for the study was gathered through the annual financial reports disclosed on Amman Stock Exchange. The findings revealed that fair value has a negative and significant impact on information asymmetry in the Jordanian commercial banks, indicating that fair value accounting supplies stakeholders with accurate and appropriate data and reflects the informational value of fair value numbers to investors.

scholarly journals Income smoothing in banks and insurance companies and its impact on earnings per share – evidence from Jordan

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 126-132
Author(s):  
Leqaa Al-Othman
Keyword(s):  
Financial Institutions ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Income Smoothing ◽  
Insurance Companies ◽  
Important Goal ◽  
Earnings Per Share ◽  
Amman Stock Exchange ◽  
Study Population ◽  
The Impact

This study aims to determine the existence of practices of income smoothing in banks and insurance companies in Jordan. Also, it focuses the to determining the impact of the income smoothing on earning per share (EPS). The study covered all the companies in the study population, which are 38 companies – 15 banks and 23 insurance companies listed on the Amman Stock Exchange (ASE). The results show that income smoothing is practiced by Jordanian banks and insurance companies. The number (and percentage) of insurance companies that practiced income smoothing is greater than the number of banks: 34.8% of insurance companies and 20% of banks practiced income smoothing. The results also clearly indicate that financial institutions, which practice smoothing, have a higher EPS compared to those that do not practice income smoothing; this also indicates that the most important goal of using income smoothing is to maintain a positive earnings level.

scholarly journals The Impact of the Integration Between the Relevance and Reliability of Accounting Information in the Level of Accounting Disclosure in Jordanian Industrial Firms

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. 97
Author(s):  
Omar Fareed Shaqqour
Keyword(s):  
Voluntary Disclosure ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Accounting Information ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Accounting Disclosure ◽  
Industrial Firms ◽  
Amman Stock Exchange ◽  
The Difference ◽  
The Impact

This study aimed to measure the effect of the integration between the relevancy and reliability of accounting information in improving the level of accounting disclosure in Jordanian industrial firms listed on the ASE, by measuring the effect of the integration between the relevancy and reliability of accounting information in raising the level of compulsory and voluntary disclosure, because the accounting disclosure is important for decision makers and beneficiaries to make there suitable decisions, this study try to determinate the effect of the integration between the relevancy and reliability of accounting information, which is characterized by good accounting information, in assess whether disclosure is important or unimportant, and to determinate the role of increasing the relevancy and the reliability of accounting information on improves the level of compulsory and voluntary accounting disclosure.The study sample was 50 firms selected randomly from industrial firms listed on the ASE, and the study used a regression analysis method to test hypotheses.The study concluded that there isn’t affect on the degree of availability of Integration between the relevancy and reliability and the level of compulsory accounting disclosure in industrial firms listed on the Amman Stock Exchange. Where as, the results of the study showed that there is an effect on the degree of availability of Integration between the relevancy and reliability and the level of voluntary accounting disclosure in industrial firms listed on the Amman Stock Exchange. Which means that the difference between the industrial firms in the level of voluntary accounting disclosure is due to the degree of availability of Integration between the relevancy and reliability of accounting information.

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