Determinantes da qualidade da informação contábil no contexto internacional
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https://doi.org/10.5007/2175-8069.2016v13n29p3Resumo
O objetivo do estudo é analisar a influência do grau de internacionalização das empresas, em conjunto com as normas reguladoras e os incentivos empresariais, na qualidade das informações contábeis. Para tanto, foi realizada pesquisa descritiva, documental e quantitativa com 1.406 empresas localizadas em doze países. A amostra considerou empresas que divulgaram informações sobre suas receitas e ativos no exterior, além das demais informações necessárias para operacionalizar os atributos de qualidade dos accruals, persistência, previsibilidade e suavização dos resultados. Após a mensuração individual de cada atributo por empresa, elaborou-se um ranking da qualidade da informação contábil, com base no método de análise multicritério TOPSIS e da técnica da entropia. Os resultados indicaram que, ao se considerar o ambiente legal, o nível de percepção da corrupção e a origem legal dos países hospedeiros das empresas, a menor alavancagem financeira e a maior intensidade na internacionalização das empresas se mostraram fatores determinantes para o melhor posicionamento no ranking da qualidade da informação contábil.
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