Explanatory factors of the tack of brazilian firms on disclosure of information by segment
Keywords:
Disclosure, Information by Segment, Explanatory Factors
Abstract
The research aimed to raise the degree of compliance with the guidelines of disclosure as defined in CPC 22 by companies listed on the BM&FBovespa and to investigate characteristics of firms that could explain the adhesion to the disclosure, in addition to the standard itself. The final sample of research gathered 363 Brazilian public companies listed on the BM&FBovespa. It was found that, in general, companies had low compliance with the guidelines of the normative disclosure. From tests of differences between means, it was found that: part of the Textile Sector or, Vehicles & Parts Sector, Internationalization, being a company with stocks listed internationally, be audited by a Big Four audit firm or be listed in segments of Governance Corporate were associated with the companies of higher levels of disclosure. Furthermore, based on regression analysis, we cannot reject the hypothesis that adhesion of Brazilian firms to disclosure required by CPC 22 can be explained by the characteristics of firms that explain, since the characteristics Firm Size, be audited by a Big Four audit firm and be listed in segments of Governance Corporate are a positive influence on the level of disclosure of segment information.Downloads
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Published
2014-06-06
How to Cite
Mapurunga, P. V. R., Ponte, V. M. R., & Holanda, A. P. (2014). Explanatory factors of the tack of brazilian firms on disclosure of information by segment. Enfoque: Reflexão Contábil, 33(1), 53-69. https://doi.org/10.4025/enfoque.v33i1.20743
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