The perception of accountants on IFRS adoption: Evidence from Libya

International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) is being adopted by many countries in the world. The purpose of this study is to examine factors that affect an adoption of IFRS in Libya from the perception of Libyan companies’ accountants. This study has been conducted using a survey of 288 distr...

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Main Author: Albaskri, Ibrahim K.M.
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description International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) is being adopted by many countries in the world. The purpose of this study is to examine factors that affect an adoption of IFRS in Libya from the perception of Libyan companies’ accountants. This study has been conducted using a survey of 288 distributed questionnaires in 2015. The questionnaires have been distributed to Libyan companies’ accountants. The results reveal that professional bodies and government policy positively significant to an adoption of IFRS in Libya. However, capital market and education level are not significant to the adoption of IFRS in Libya
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spelling my.uum.etd-55762021-03-18T03:41:45Z https://etd.uum.edu.my/5576/ The perception of accountants on IFRS adoption: Evidence from Libya Albaskri, Ibrahim K.M. HF5601-5689 Accounting International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) is being adopted by many countries in the world. The purpose of this study is to examine factors that affect an adoption of IFRS in Libya from the perception of Libyan companies’ accountants. This study has been conducted using a survey of 288 distributed questionnaires in 2015. The questionnaires have been distributed to Libyan companies’ accountants. The results reveal that professional bodies and government policy positively significant to an adoption of IFRS in Libya. However, capital market and education level are not significant to the adoption of IFRS in Libya 2015 Thesis NonPeerReviewed text en https://etd.uum.edu.my/5576/1/s815846_01.pdf text en https://etd.uum.edu.my/5576/2/s815846_02.pdf Albaskri, Ibrahim K.M. (2015) The perception of accountants on IFRS adoption: Evidence from Libya. Masters thesis, Universiti Utara Malaysia.
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Albaskri, Ibrahim K.M.
The perception of accountants on IFRS adoption: Evidence from Libya
title The perception of accountants on IFRS adoption: Evidence from Libya
title_full The perception of accountants on IFRS adoption: Evidence from Libya
title_fullStr The perception of accountants on IFRS adoption: Evidence from Libya
title_full_unstemmed The perception of accountants on IFRS adoption: Evidence from Libya
title_short The perception of accountants on IFRS adoption: Evidence from Libya
title_sort perception of accountants on ifrs adoption: evidence from libya
topic HF5601-5689 Accounting
url https://etd.uum.edu.my/5576/1/s815846_01.pdf
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