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The determinants of segment disclosure: an empirical analysis on Italian listed companies

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  • Sabrina Pisano
  • Loris Landriani

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In November 2006 the International Accounting Standards Board issued IFRS 8, which replaced IAS 14-Revised and became effective for the fiscal year beginning on or after 2009. IFRS 8 changed the items of information that companies have to disclose for each segment. The aim of the research is to examine the determinants of segment disclosures provided by Italian companies in both 2008 and 2009 using the framework of the proprietary costs theory. Moreover, the research investigates whether the implementation of IFRS 8 has brought companies operating in less competitive industries to adopt some opportunistic behaviors, reducing the level of segment disclosure provided in 2009, compared to that disclosed the previous year under IAS 14-R. The results show that higher levels of industry competition are associated with higher levels of segment disclosure. Moreover, we find that firms operating in less competitive industries decreased the items of information provided for each segment under IFRS 8, compared to those released the previous year.

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  • Sabrina Pisano & Loris Landriani, 2012. "The determinants of segment disclosure: an empirical analysis on Italian listed companies," FINANCIAL REPORTING, FrancoAngeli Editore, vol. 2012(1), pages 113-132.
    • Handle: RePEc:fan:frfrfr:v:html10.3280/fr2012-001005
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    1. Andrea Cuccia, 2018. "Potential of IFRS 8: Managerial "customization", relevance of subsidiaries and separate financial statements," FINANCIAL REPORTING, FrancoAngeli Editore, vol. 2018(1), pages 103-131.
    2. Janet Cereola, Sandra & Dynowska, Joanna, 2022. "The impact of IFRS-8, segment reporting, on the disclosure practices of Polish listed companies," Journal of International Accounting, Auditing and Taxation, Elsevier, vol. 47(C).
    3. Frederic Demerens & Pascale Delvaille & Anne Le Manh & Jean-Louis Paré, 2017. "Segment Information: What Do European Small and Mid-Caps Disclose?," International Business Research, Canadian Center of Science and Education, vol. 10(11), pages 42-57, November.
    4. Franzen, Nina & Weißenberger, Barbara E., 2018. "Capital market effects of mandatory IFRS 8 adoption: An empirical analysis of German firms," Journal of International Accounting, Auditing and Taxation, Elsevier, vol. 31(C), pages 1-19.
    5. Göttsche, Max & Küster, Stephan & Steindl, Tobias, 2021. "The usefulness of Non-IFRS segment data," Journal of International Accounting, Auditing and Taxation, Elsevier, vol. 43(C).
    6. David Alexander & Pascale Delvaille & Frédéric Demerens & Anne Le Mahn & Jean-Louis Paré, 2013. "L'Information Sectorielle Publiee Par Les Entreprises : Le Cas Des Eti Segment Information Disclosed By Firms: The Case Of Intermediate-Size European Listed Companies," Post-Print hal-00999030, HAL.

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