Enforcement of IFRS in Sweden - Achievements for building trust to the financial information
(2009)Department of Business Administration
- Abstract
- The study was conducted through an abductive approach and a qualitative research strategy using a hermeneutic epistemological stance. The data was collected using interviews and respondents selected with a purposive sample technique. With interviews as a data collection technique, we have gathered data from five respondents representing larger listed companies, auditors from the four largest auditing firms, and from the enforcement bodies FI and OMX This thesis has found evidence suggesting that trust towards the financial statements has changed, unfortunately to the worse. Although there is a perception today among preparers (the companies) and attesters (the auditors) that the work contributes to a creation of trust, the magnitude and... (More)
- The study was conducted through an abductive approach and a qualitative research strategy using a hermeneutic epistemological stance. The data was collected using interviews and respondents selected with a purposive sample technique. With interviews as a data collection technique, we have gathered data from five respondents representing larger listed companies, auditors from the four largest auditing firms, and from the enforcement bodies FI and OMX This thesis has found evidence suggesting that trust towards the financial statements has changed, unfortunately to the worse. Although there is a perception today among preparers (the companies) and attesters (the auditors) that the work contributes to a creation of trust, the magnitude and actual impact are hard to specify. Due to the transparency, competence and impact of the surveillance made by the former enforcement body Övervakningspanelen, there is not an increased trust towards the financial statements in comparison to the situation today. (Less)
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- author
- Frejinger, Ida and Johansson, John
- supervisor
- organization
- year
- 2009
- type
- H1 - Master's Degree (One Year)
- subject
- keywords
- Management of enterprises, Trust, CESR, FI, OMX, Enforcement, IFRS, Företagsledning, management
- language
- Swedish
- id
- 1474596
- date added to LUP
- 2009-06-08 00:00:00
- date last changed
- 2012-04-02 17:29:09
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abstract = {{The study was conducted through an abductive approach and a qualitative research strategy using a hermeneutic epistemological stance. The data was collected using interviews and respondents selected with a purposive sample technique. With interviews as a data collection technique, we have gathered data from five respondents representing larger listed companies, auditors from the four largest auditing firms, and from the enforcement bodies FI and OMX This thesis has found evidence suggesting that trust towards the financial statements has changed, unfortunately to the worse. Although there is a perception today among preparers (the companies) and attesters (the auditors) that the work contributes to a creation of trust, the magnitude and actual impact are hard to specify. Due to the transparency, competence and impact of the surveillance made by the former enforcement body Övervakningspanelen, there is not an increased trust towards the financial statements in comparison to the situation today.}},
author = {{Frejinger, Ida and Johansson, John}},
language = {{swe}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{Enforcement of IFRS in Sweden - Achievements for building trust to the financial information}},
year = {{2009}},
}