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Regulation As Accounting Theory, M. Gaffikin
Regulation As Accounting Theory, M. Gaffikin
Faculty of Business - Accounting & Finance Working Papers
Over the years there have been many arguments and debates over the necessity for regulation. Those who believe in the efficacy of markets argue that regulation is not necessary as market forces will operate to best serve society and optimise the allocation of resources. However, there are many who point out that markets do not always operate in the best interests of societies so some form of intervention in the form of regulation is necessary. This is obvious in many aspects of society. For example, if there were no road rules for drivers chaos would result on the roads. If …
An Empirical Investigation Of Annual Reporting Trends Of Intellectual Capital In Sri Lanka, Indra Abeysekera, J. Guthrie
An Empirical Investigation Of Annual Reporting Trends Of Intellectual Capital In Sri Lanka, Indra Abeysekera, J. Guthrie
Faculty of Commerce - Papers (Archive)
This study examines the annual reports of each of the top 30 firms listed on the Colombo Stock Exchange in the period 1998/1999 to 1999/2000, using the ‘content analysis’ method. The findings indicate that the most reported accounting category during this period was external capital and the second most reported was human capital. There was an increase in the frequency of intellectual capital reporting over the 2 years, which this paper explains using political economy of accounting theory. Interestingly, the individual intellectual capital items of each capital category reported by firms in Sri Lanka differed from those found in other …
Accounting: In Crisis Or Ascendancy?, Indra Abeysekera
Accounting: In Crisis Or Ascendancy?, Indra Abeysekera
Faculty of Commerce - Papers (Archive)
Recent corporate failure has challenged the credibility of the accounting profession, leading many stakeholders to question the usefulness of financial reports for decision-making. This paper examines fluctuations in the accounting profession’s authoritative influence over accounting standard setting and financial reporting. It focuses on the period following the collapse of the HIH Group in 2002, with contextual reference to earlier periods. It then outlines the submissions made by the accounting profession, actuaries and regulatory institutions to the Royal Commission Inquiry into the collapse of the HIH Group. These submissions are analysed in relation to the profession promoting functionally defined interests and …
Accounting Research And Theory: The Age Of Neo-Empiricism, M. Gaffikin
Accounting Research And Theory: The Age Of Neo-Empiricism, M. Gaffikin
Faculty of Business - Accounting & Finance Working Papers
The theorising in accounting prior to 1970 was rejected as not providing sufficiently general theories. Informed by theories in economics and finance (and other disciplines such as psychology) and with the aid of computers, attempts to theorise accounting took a new direction. Large data collection and analysis emphasized a purportedly more systematic empirical approach to developing theory.
Creating A Science Of Accounting: Accounting Theory To 1970, M. Gaffikin
Creating A Science Of Accounting: Accounting Theory To 1970, M. Gaffikin
Faculty of Business - Accounting & Finance Working Papers
This paper describes the development of what has been regarded as accounting theory concentrating largely on that in the first 70 years of the 20th century. It demonstrates that a major motivation for this theory was the generally accepted belief in the need for greater conceptual rigour in accounting theory and research. A major part of this theorising was designed to solve a major accounting problem, viz accounting in periods of changing prices, notably inflation. In examining this early theorizing the paper describes the elements of theories and their use by academic theorists, practitioner theories and theories from various committees.