The role of institutional isomorphism in explaining the voluntary IFRS adoption

Since 2005, International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) have been widely used on a mandatory basis worldwide, but some countries are relevant exceptions to this policy. Based on the institutional isomorphism framework, this study examines the reasons why listed companies voluntarily adopt IF...

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Main Authors: Begoña GIner, Paloma Merello, Miho Nakamura, Francisca Pardo
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Language:English
Published: Universidad de Murcia 2025-01-01
Series:Revista de Contabilidad: Spanish Accounting Review
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Online Access:https://revistas.um.es/rcsar/article/view/508231
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description Since 2005, International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) have been widely used on a mandatory basis worldwide, but some countries are relevant exceptions to this policy. Based on the institutional isomorphism framework, this study examines the reasons why listed companies voluntarily adopt IFRS in a very specific environment: Japan. Using financial and non-financial data, we conduct a comprehensive investigation of the determinants of IFRS adoption. We use a multi-period logit model that takes into account all annual decisions made during the period 2013-2018. We confirm that both coercive and normative isomorphism associated with some legislative changes, together with mimetic isomorphism embedded in Japanese culture, lead firms to adopt IFRS rather than Japanese General Accepted Accounting Principles (J-GAAP). These findings suggest that the legitimacy of IFRS makes this set of standards a more appropriate reporting system to deal with the uncertainty associated with the country's openness to the outside world.
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spelling doaj-art-11554adf1d0c44f198ab51be1d3be2052025-01-10T13:12:25ZengUniversidad de MurciaRevista de Contabilidad: Spanish Accounting Review1138-48911988-46722025-01-0128110.6018/rcsar.508231The role of institutional isomorphism in explaining the voluntary IFRS adoptionBegoña GIner0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9958-9008Paloma Merello1https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8240-3003Miho Nakamura2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1048-3443Francisca Pardo3https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1836-5775University of Valencia, Valencia-SPAINUniversity of Valencia, Valencia-SPAINOita University, Oita-JAPANUniversity of Valencia, Valencia-SPAIN Since 2005, International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) have been widely used on a mandatory basis worldwide, but some countries are relevant exceptions to this policy. Based on the institutional isomorphism framework, this study examines the reasons why listed companies voluntarily adopt IFRS in a very specific environment: Japan. Using financial and non-financial data, we conduct a comprehensive investigation of the determinants of IFRS adoption. We use a multi-period logit model that takes into account all annual decisions made during the period 2013-2018. We confirm that both coercive and normative isomorphism associated with some legislative changes, together with mimetic isomorphism embedded in Japanese culture, lead firms to adopt IFRS rather than Japanese General Accepted Accounting Principles (J-GAAP). These findings suggest that the legitimacy of IFRS makes this set of standards a more appropriate reporting system to deal with the uncertainty associated with the country's openness to the outside world. https://revistas.um.es/rcsar/article/view/508231IFRS adoptionInstitutional theoryIsomorphismReporting incentivesJapan
spellingShingle Begoña GIner
Paloma Merello
Miho Nakamura
Francisca Pardo
The role of institutional isomorphism in explaining the voluntary IFRS adoption
Revista de Contabilidad: Spanish Accounting Review
IFRS adoption
Institutional theory
Isomorphism
Reporting incentives
Japan
title The role of institutional isomorphism in explaining the voluntary IFRS adoption
title_full The role of institutional isomorphism in explaining the voluntary IFRS adoption
title_fullStr The role of institutional isomorphism in explaining the voluntary IFRS adoption
title_full_unstemmed The role of institutional isomorphism in explaining the voluntary IFRS adoption
title_short The role of institutional isomorphism in explaining the voluntary IFRS adoption
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topic IFRS adoption
Institutional theory
Isomorphism
Reporting incentives
Japan
url https://revistas.um.es/rcsar/article/view/508231
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