An empirical study on company’s perception of integrated reporting in India
Journal of Financial Reporting and Accounting
ISSN: 1985-2517
Article publication date: 12 July 2021
Issue publication date: 12 July 2022
Abstract
Purpose
International Integrated Reporting Council is in its 10th year of establishment and the integrated reporting (IR) framework released in 2013 was under revision in the year, 2020. Despite some significant developments in the past 10 years, the authors know very little about the perception of preparers towards IR. This paper aims to study the perception of the preparers and to understand the current status of the adoption of IR in India.
Design/methodology/approach
The top 500 companies from ET 500 list have been analysed. Banks and financial institutions (a total of 69) have been excluded for the study. Out of 431 companies, the status of IR has been checked by the questionnaire-based survey. Principle component analysis, a dimensionality reduction technique was performed on the responses to understand the important components impacting the perception of companies. Also, a case study methodology has been adopted to compare and analyse the IR trends in the manufacturing and industrial sector.
Findings
The result shows that the majority of companies have a positive opinion about IR and the three major components impacting their perception are – concise reporting, effective and transparent reporting and finally, better decision-making.
Practical implications
The result of this study will be useful for the policymakers, regulators, companies who have or will adopt IR. Paper gives a relevant view to academicians for assessing the effectiveness and perception of IR.
Originality/value
Very few studies can be found in India which focusses on analysing the perception of preparers towards the IR. Specially after the circular of SEBI in 2017, it becomes even more important to analyse the insight and awareness of the companies who have adopted IR. The paper is a timely and relevant contribution to the literature by providing insight over the opinion of preparers in India.
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Acknowledgements
This is to acknowledge that we have not received any financial help from any organisation or financing body for this study, However, authors thank the survey respondents who participated in this study. The authors also thank reviewers and editors for their helpful comments and suggestions that greatly improved the quality of the article.
Citation
Mishra, N., Nurullah, M. and Sarea, A. (2022), "An empirical study on company’s perception of integrated reporting in India", Journal of Financial Reporting and Accounting, Vol. 20 No. 3/4, pp. 493-515. https://doi.org/10.1108/JFRA-03-2020-0081
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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