... that Ethics, DiversityManagementandFinancialReportingQuality reflect a diversity of experience, gender, race, and age (TIAA-CREF, 1997) TIAA uses diversity as an investment criterion and considers ... acceptable standards of behavior ‘‘Ethical behavior focused on diversitymanagement takes knowledge, commitment and work beyond the law’’ Ethics, DiversityManagementandFinancialReportingQuality ... model Ethics, DiversityManagementandFinancialReportingQuality 343 TABLE I Distribution across industries Industry Metals and minerals (MET) Gold and precious minerals (GOLD) Oil and gas...
... members, andmanagement are now struggling to define quality of financial reporting. ” Rather than define quality of financial reporting, ” prior literature has focused on factors such as earnings management, ... mechanisms and the ability of management to influence the quality of financialreporting For example, management may be more aggressive in financialreporting when the accounting standard is less ... governance process impacts the quality of financialreporting (e.g., transparency, objectivity) and, in the extreme, earnings manipulation and outright fraud Quality of FinancialReporting Although one...
... affects the quality of financialreporting H 2: The control by the blockholders affects the quality of financialreporting H 3: The control by the families affects the quality of financialreporting ... ownership structure and the quality of financialreporting in different countries Methodological approach To investigate the impact of the governance mechanisms on the financialreporting quality, we ... poor quality of financial information Similarly, Beekes et al (2004) and Firth et al (2007) reported that the financialreporting is more relevant in the case of separating the positions of CEO and...
... error term Models of financialreportingquality measurement Financial; reportingquality is measured by residual standard deviation of two models of McNichols (2002) and Collins and Kothari (1989) ... institutional ownership andfinancialreportingquality Sub-hypothesis 4: there is a significant relationship between ownership concentration andfinancialreportingquality Variables definition ... ownership andfinancialreportingquality In addition, no evidence is found to support significant relationship between control variables (audit firms size, firm size and firm age) andfinancial reporting...
... Review 3.1 FinancialReportingQualityFinancial reports playing the main medium as the information discrete to the outside user (Wild, 1996), in addition, Financial Accounting Standard Board ... that: “The objective of financialreporting is to provide financial information about the reporting entity that is useful to present and potential equity investors, lenders, and other creditors in ... (USA) Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) former chairman said that: “high quality accounting standards …improve liquidity and reduce capital costs” and claimed that: quality information...
... governance on the financialreportingquality of Portuguese companies The major reference case studies on the relationship between corporate governance and the financialreportingquality are not ... (SEC) for violations of financialreportingand the percentage of external directors on the audit committee Evidence of a direct link between the financialreportingqualityand the percentage of ... of the accounting and the quality of financial statements submitted by the firm, ceases to exist 3.2 Measuring the quality of financialreporting To measure the accounting quality of the firms...
... relations between financialreportingqualityand investment (e.g., Bens and Monahan, 2004; Biddle and Hilary, 2006; Bushman, Piotroski and Smith, 2006; Beatty, Liao and Weber, 2008; Francis and Martin, ... investment (and its sub-components), by using multiple proxies for financialreporting quality, and by specifically documenting an association between financialreportingqualityand two sources ... financialreportingqualityand investment efficiency relates to a reduction of information asymmetry between firms and external suppliers of capital For example, higher financialreporting quality...
... governance on the financialreportingquality of Portuguese companies The major reference case studies on the relationship between corporate governance and the financialreportingquality are not ... (SEC) for violations of financialreportingand the percentage of external directors on the audit committee Evidence of a direct link between the financialreportingqualityand the percentage of ... of the accounting and the quality of financial statements submitted by the firm, ceases to exist 3.2 Measuring the quality of financialreporting To measure the accounting quality of the firms...
... board independence, and board meeting frequency and attendance on the IFR levels 2.2 Specialized committees and IFR quality 2.2.1 Audit committee characteristics and IFR quality The availability ... 13,1 62 Chandar, N., Chang, H and Zheng, X (2012), “Does overlapping membership on audit and compensation committees improve a firm’s financial reporting quality? ”, Review of Accounting and Finance, ... high independence of audit committees improves management monitoring and enhances the quality of financial reporting In this respect, Klein (2002b) and Bedrad et al (2004) show that more independent...
... Budgeting andFinancialReporting combines methodologies and systems from general business process improvement and business reengineering theories and applies them specifically to budgeting andreporting ... companies we talked to had dysfunctional and low-value added processes for budgeting, forecasting, andfinancialreporting And, as financial executives come and go, typically little is done to streamline ... of budget models and approaches Your company’s budgeting andreporting diagnostics Key budgeting andreporting process criteria Key budget process building blocks Financialreporting process...
... whether and, if so how, to amend the current accounting andreporting requirements to specifically account for and report energy storage operations and activities Proposed Accounting andReporting ... Canada, including private, public and governmental entities, financial institutions and aggregators, and wholesale and retail customers Docket Nos RM11-24-000 and AD10-13-000 - 21 - costs of a ... Regulation NOPR outside of the ISOs and RTOs? B Accounting andReporting Requirements for Energy Storage Resources 23 The Commission’s accounting 40 andfinancialreporting requirements41 for public...
... in financialreporting affects both real actions—the number of ESOs granted and their contractual terms andfinancialreporting decisions—managements’ estimates of volatility, dividend yield and ... recognition and disclosure differently There is also evidence that managers and auditors, who prepare and review financial statements, view recognition and disclosure differently Libby, Nelson, and Hunton ... include Imhoff and Thomas [1988] and Mittelstaedt, Nichols, and Regier [1995]; examples of the latter include Davis-Friday, Liu, and Mittelstaedt [2004], Ahmed, Kilic and Lobo [2006], and Libby et...
... examinations: Financial audits attest to the fairness of the financial statements of agencies They examine the adequacy of the financial records and accounting and internal controls, and they determine ... attaining the objectives and results expected of them, and operations audits, when they examine how well agencies are organized and managed and how efficiently they acquire and utilize resources ... Auditor exercises no control function, and its authority is limited to reviewing, evaluating, andreporting on its findings and recommendations to the Legislature and the Governor THE AUDITOR STATE...
... leisure and business travel to Hawai`i, including meetings and conventions HVCB also acts as a catalyst and advocate for improving and expanding Hawai`i’s wide-ranging product offerings and experiences, ... (MME) ISLAND CHAPTERS Big Island Kaua`i Maui (Moloka`i and Lana`i) O`ahu (All MMAs) Island Chapter Boards CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT Legend (all MMAs) ANZ - Oceania (Australia/New Zealand) ... meetings, conventions and incentives contract required HVCB to develop and carry out a marketing plan that targeted sales and marketing of the Hawai`i Convention Center and other meeting and convention...
... entertainment, and other business expenses; identify reimbursable versus non-reimbursable expenses; and clarify employee responsibility for controlling andreporting travel, entertainment, and other ... travel and entertainment policies In January 2002, HVCB issued a travel and entertainment policy to: provide guidance to travelers, travel arrangers, approvers, and auditors on cost-effective management ... support privately-funded employees and their expenses Expenditures by HVCB’s Kaua‘i Visitors Bureau and its China and Japan offices indicate varying degrees of improper management of state funds The...
... files are disorganized and incomplete HVCB’s written policies and procedures for bids, quotes, and contracts state that original contracts or copies of contracts for island chapters’ contracts ... conventions and incentives contract According to the contract, HVCB and any subcontractors are required to maintain the books and records that relate to the meetings, conventions and incentives ... Development and Tourism (DBEDT) to promote high technology development On July 1, 2000, a memorandum of understanding between DBEDT, the High Technology Development Corporation (HTDC), and the former...
... Description and status of promotional projects and programs, • Analyses of programs and project effectiveness including anticipated and actual results, and • Program and project funding and costs ... objectives and outcomes specified in the contract; and d Maintain and apply contracting policies and procedures and continue to conduct performance evaluations of its contractors The State and Legislature ... auditors’ report and the report on compliance and internal control over financialreporting based on an audit of financial statements performed in accordance with Government Auditing Standards It also...
... for the information and use of the Auditor, State of Hawai`i and the board of directors andmanagement of the Hawai`i Tourism Authority and HVCB and is not intended to be and should not be used ... estimates and assumptions relating to the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported ... pertinent to an understanding of the financial statements andfinancial condition of HVCB are discussed in this section This is trial version www.adultpdf.com Chapter 3: Financial Audit Note (1)...
... HVCB’s financial auditor However, we agree that the State and Legislature should take the appropriate steps to assess the extent of the violation under the leisure and meetings, conventions and ... legislative questions and concerns, ensure contractor compliance, minimize the State’s liability, and optimize the State’s expenditures for tourism promotion The board chair and executive director ... letters were sent to the executive director and the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism The joint response of the board chair and executive director is included as Attachment...