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Kyk anders na korporatiewe regering
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing
- Copyright
- Copyright © 2001 MCB UP Ltd. All rights reserved.
- ISSN
- 1022-2529
- DOI
- 10.1108/10222529200100009
- Publisher site
- See Article on Publisher Site
Abstract
Accounting is a complex system, comprising numerous items and transactions that are interrelated in various ways. Management’s decisions are reflected in accounting information. The user of accounting information has a real need to comprehend such information in order to make informed decisions. The research reported in this article reveals that when the directors’ report fully complies with the letter and context of the Companies Act, it should be used as: a communication tool to enhance comprehensibility; as a mechanism to explain the economic reality of the company; and as a vehicle to reduce the gap between accounting information and the user. It should therefore be used as a knowledge‐creating statement, which the various stakeholders of the company can tap into.
Journal
Meditari Accountancy Research – Emerald Publishing
Published: Apr 1, 2001
Keywords: Directors’ report; Knowledge creation; Communication Comprehensibility