The effect of political connections with the government on the relationship between ownership concentration with quality of financial reporting and the cost of equity capital

This study investigates the effect of political connections with the government on the relationship between ownership concentration with quality of financial reporting and the cost of equity capital in companies that are the member of Tehran Stock Exchange. The result of research hypotheses test bas...

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Main Authors: Farzin Rezaei, Soraya Weysihesar2
Format: Article
Language:fas
Published: University of Tehran 2014-12-01
Series:بررسی‌های حسابداری و حسابرسی
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Online Access:https://acctgrev.ut.ac.ir/article_52903_3de7b96f30031f395b2a86cf4eba397a.pdf
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spelling doaj-e6171bcf48fc4e51a15d5e3e736bad542020-11-25T00:13:44Zfas University of Tehranبررسی‌های حسابداری و حسابرسی2645-80202645-80392014-12-0121444947010.22059/acctgrev.2014.5290352903The effect of political connections with the government on the relationship between ownership concentration with quality of financial reporting and the cost of equity capitalFarzin Rezaei0Soraya Weysihesar21Assistant Prof., Accounting, Islamic Azad University of Qazvin, Department of Management and Accounting, Qazvin, Iran.MSc. of Accounting, Qazvin, IranThis study investigates the effect of political connections with the government on the relationship between ownership concentration with quality of financial reporting and the cost of equity capital in companies that are the member of Tehran Stock Exchange. The result of research hypotheses test based on a statistical sample consist of 95 companies in period of 2001- 2011 showed that earnings quality in companies with concentrated ownership structure is high. On the other hand, in companies with extensive political connections and concentrated ownership structure, earnings quality is lower than other companies. Also, in companies with concentrated ownership structure, the cost of equity capital is low, but in companies with extensive political connections with government which has concentrated ownership structure, the cost of equity capital is higher.https://acctgrev.ut.ac.ir/article_52903_3de7b96f30031f395b2a86cf4eba397a.pdfcost of equity capitalMulti-Criteria Decision Makingownership concentrationPolitical connectionsquality of financial reporting
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The effect of political connections with the government on the relationship between ownership concentration with quality of financial reporting and the cost of equity capital
بررسی‌های حسابداری و حسابرسی
cost of equity capital
Multi-Criteria Decision Making
ownership concentration
Political connections
quality of financial reporting
author_facet Farzin Rezaei
Soraya Weysihesar2
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title The effect of political connections with the government on the relationship between ownership concentration with quality of financial reporting and the cost of equity capital
title_short The effect of political connections with the government on the relationship between ownership concentration with quality of financial reporting and the cost of equity capital
title_full The effect of political connections with the government on the relationship between ownership concentration with quality of financial reporting and the cost of equity capital
title_fullStr The effect of political connections with the government on the relationship between ownership concentration with quality of financial reporting and the cost of equity capital
title_full_unstemmed The effect of political connections with the government on the relationship between ownership concentration with quality of financial reporting and the cost of equity capital
title_sort effect of political connections with the government on the relationship between ownership concentration with quality of financial reporting and the cost of equity capital
publisher University of Tehran
series بررسی‌های حسابداری و حسابرسی
issn 2645-8020
2645-8039
publishDate 2014-12-01
description This study investigates the effect of political connections with the government on the relationship between ownership concentration with quality of financial reporting and the cost of equity capital in companies that are the member of Tehran Stock Exchange. The result of research hypotheses test based on a statistical sample consist of 95 companies in period of 2001- 2011 showed that earnings quality in companies with concentrated ownership structure is high. On the other hand, in companies with extensive political connections and concentrated ownership structure, earnings quality is lower than other companies. Also, in companies with concentrated ownership structure, the cost of equity capital is low, but in companies with extensive political connections with government which has concentrated ownership structure, the cost of equity capital is higher.
topic cost of equity capital
Multi-Criteria Decision Making
ownership concentration
Political connections
quality of financial reporting
url https://acctgrev.ut.ac.ir/article_52903_3de7b96f30031f395b2a86cf4eba397a.pdf
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