How social pressure anomie influences shadow accounting functions: the role of voluntary disclosure development in Iran

Leila Zamanianfar and Mohammadreza Abdoli

Asian Journal of Accounting Research, 2024, vol. 10, issue 1, 76-102

Abstract: Purpose - This article aims to contribute to the accounting knowledge literature by presenting the framework of shadow accounting functions (SAF) and investigating the effect of stakeholders’ pressure anomie (SPA) on it. Design/methodology/approach - This study adopted a mixed, both inductive and deductive approach to develop an integrated framework, validate its practicability and verify its effectiveness in selected manufacturing firms listed on the Tehran Stock Exchange. In developing the framework and implementation procedure, the study employed an exploratory data collection (qualitative) approach to review the phenomenon of shadow accounting functions. Then, in the second phase, this study tested the research hypothesis through a partial least squares process. The population of the study is made up of all financial managers and heads of the accounting departments of capital market companies in Iran. Presently, there are 185 companies (TSE). From this, a sample of 100 companies was selected, which are all on the Tehran Stock Exchange. Findings - Based on the mixed method of this study, the result in the qualitative part provides the shadow accounting framework of the existence of three categories; there are six components and 37 themes during 12 interviews. In the quantitative section, it was also determined that social pressure anomie has a positive and significant effect on shadow accounting functions. Originality/value - So far, it is rare to find preceding studies that proposed, validated and practically tested an integrated shadow accounting framework within the context of manufacturing industries. Thus, the authors understand that this is the very first research focused on the development of the framework for manufacturing industries to be competitive and could help managers, institutions, practitioners and academicians in the perception of social values expected by stakeholders.

Keywords: Social pressure; Anomie; Shadow accounting (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1108/AJAR-08-2023-0269

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