Harmonization of Accounting Practices: A Study of Selected Pharmaceutical Companies in India
Published: 2012
Author(s) Name: Paritosh Chandra Sinha, Santanu Kumar Ghosh and Sunil Nandi |
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Abstract
The study investigates whether corporate disclosure
practices of Indian pharmaceuticals firms approach to
harmonize with IFRS. It suggests that the firms follow
material disclosures if the accounting policies are made
mandatory for the companies while they show diversity
if there is scope for alternative accounting treatments.
Besides the empirical examination, the present study
also puts forward a new methodological approach
(viz., Partial Compatibility Index) in measuring the level
of harmonization. The empirical results show that there
is still space of diversification since the C- index figure
is below its moderate figure (0.60) and the target figure
(1.00) as well
Keywords: IFRS, Accounting Policies, Corporate Practices
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