An analysis of preconditions for EBR in Europe and the United States

被引：2

作者：

Bonsón E. ^{[2
]}

Cortijo V. ^{[1
]}

Escobar T. ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Stonehill College, Easton, MA 02357

来源：

International Journal of Disclosure and Governance | 2011年 / 8卷 / 3期

关键词：

disclosure index; Enhanced Business Reporting model; eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL); information technologies; Internet reporting;

D O I：

10.1057/jdg.2011.7

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摘要：

The objective of this article is to analyze the extent to which the Internet helps overcome content limitations of the traditional business reporting model. To reach this goal, we examine the existing gap between the information that the Enhanced Business Reporting (EBR) framework suggests companies to disclose and the information that they currently provide. We select a sample of 200 companies (100 from the United States and 100 from Europe) and check whether companies currently disclose information suggested by the EBR framework. We find that more than 60 per cent of European and North American companies currently disclose information about different categories of the EBR framework. Both regions, Europe and the United States, follow similar reporting practices. We conclude that emerging technologies contribute to overcome the content limitations of the traditional business reporting model. Nevertheless, the results suggest that European and North American companies still have more room to improve their reporting practices to reduce the gap between their current disclosure practices and the ones suggested by the EBR framework. © 2011 Macmillan Publishers Ltd.

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