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Do globalisation and adoption of IFRS by banks in Africa lead to less earnings management?

Do globalisation and adoption of IFRS by banks in Africa lead to less earnings management? PurposeThis paper aims to analyse the implications of globalisation and the adoption of international standards (International Financial Reporting Standards [IFRS]) for accounting information quality.Design/methodology/approachThis paper uses a sample of 329 banks across 29 countries leading up to and beyond the implementation of IFRS to test for related hypotheses.FindingsFirst, banks’ financial statements are prepared on the basis of international standards as national economies are integrated when social norms are diffused. Building on these results, the second test suggests that the relatively high-quality earnings among banks in Africa during the period is attributable to the adoption of and interaction of IFRS with globalisation and the strategy of banks to diversify within and across interest and non-interest income.Originality/valueThe authors investigate how globalisation and the adoption of IFRS affect accounting information quality. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Financial Reporting and Accounting Emerald Publishing

Do globalisation and adoption of IFRS by banks in Africa lead to less earnings management?

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Publisher
Emerald Publishing
Copyright
Copyright © Emerald Group Publishing Limited
ISSN
1985-2517
DOI
10.1108/JFRA-05-2017-0035
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Abstract

PurposeThis paper aims to analyse the implications of globalisation and the adoption of international standards (International Financial Reporting Standards [IFRS]) for accounting information quality.Design/methodology/approachThis paper uses a sample of 329 banks across 29 countries leading up to and beyond the implementation of IFRS to test for related hypotheses.FindingsFirst, banks’ financial statements are prepared on the basis of international standards as national economies are integrated when social norms are diffused. Building on these results, the second test suggests that the relatively high-quality earnings among banks in Africa during the period is attributable to the adoption of and interaction of IFRS with globalisation and the strategy of banks to diversify within and across interest and non-interest income.Originality/valueThe authors investigate how globalisation and the adoption of IFRS affect accounting information quality.

Journal

Journal of Financial Reporting and AccountingEmerald Publishing

Published: Jun 24, 2019

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