Involving academics in the accounting standard setting process: an application of the Delphi methodology to the assessment of IASB proposals

Igor Álvarez, José Calvo and Araceli Mora ()

Journal of Management & Governance, 2014, vol. 18, issue 3, 765-791

Abstract: The aim of this paper is to highlight the relevance of academic input to the accounting standard setting process by way of both ex-ante research and direct participation. We propose the Delphi methodology as a rigorous scientific way to analyse the perception of a new IASB accounting regulation from an “ex-ante” constituency perspective. We argue that this tool can be used as a useful complementary analysis to introduce timely and comprehensive additional feedback to standard-setters’ deliberations regarding the potential effects of their proposals when some conditions are met, and that gaining academic input in the process could make a difference. We apply this to the specific case of the IASB Management Commentary project. The main contribution of this study is to show how this research yields different perceptions that can add to the analysis of comment letters in the deliberations of the IASB. The most remarkable findings are (1) that the introduction of academic opinions (practically absent in the formal consultation process) yields important and different inputs and (2) that the characteristics of this tool allow for additional arguments, which are not usually evident in the formal comment letters, to be obtained from constituents. This study attempts to respond to the recent standard-setter call for more academic contributions to the standard-setting process. Copyright Springer Science+Business Media New York 2014

Keywords: Management commentary; Delphi method; IASB due process (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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