Liability and the Relationship With Accounting Conservatism Among Companies Listed at Tehran Stock Exchange

The resent study aims at investigating the relationship between liability and accounting conservatism, while having in mind the primary goal of management as to maximize shareholders’ wealth. Financial statements of 80 companies listed at Tehran Stock Exchange from 2006 to 2011 were analyzed. The co...

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Main Author: Farideh Derakhshan
Format: Article
Language:Russian
Published: Academic Publishing House Researcher 2014-06-01
Series:Evropejskij Issledovatelʹ
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Online Access:http://www.erjournal.ru/journals_n/1403948718.pdf
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Summary:The resent study aims at investigating the relationship between liability and accounting conservatism, while having in mind the primary goal of management as to maximize shareholders’ wealth. Financial statements of 80 companies listed at Tehran Stock Exchange from 2006 to 2011 were analyzed. The companies in order to satisfy higher return should have adequate and appropriate financial resources, which are provided by using financial instruments such as liability and stock. Population of the study accounts for 80 companies listed at Tehran Stock Exchange, among which 68 were chosen through elimination sampling method. Hypotheses of the study were tested using multivariate regression model and T-test.
ISSN:2219-8229
2224-0136