Karafan Journal

Karafan Journal

Providing a model for environmental and political factors affecting the public sector accounting conservatism in Iran

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
1 PhD student in Accounting, Sari Branch, Islamic Azad University, Sari, Iran.
2 Professor in Department of Accounting, University of Mazandaran, Mazandaran, Iran.
3 Assistant professor in Department of Accounting, Sari Branch, Islamic Azad University, Sari, Iran
Abstract
the aim of this research is to provide a model to identify the environmental and political factors affecting the public sector accounting conservatism. In terms of research orientations, the current study is a combination of applied and developmental studies. The statistical population includes academic and professional experts who work in the field of public sector financial reporting. The results indicate that the 19 environmental factors indicators were finally approved by the fuzzy screening technique are classified into one level using the interpretative structural method. Also, the 20 political factors indicators were finally approved by the fuzzy screening technique are classified into six levels using the interpretative structural method. Moreover, the results related to the fuzzy analytic network process showed that the index of "financial manager gender" is the most important index among the indices of environmental factors. The "cultural worthiness" index is in the second place and the "organizational environment" index is in the third place of environmental factors. The results related to the political factors showed that the index of "the government political ideology" is the most important index, and the indexes of “political competition” and “political incentives for reporting" were ranked second and third in importance, respectively. The findings of this research will be of great interest to managers, regulators, and those that engage in academic research in the nonprofit sector as they provide initial insights into the properties of accounting conservatism in this important sector of the economy.
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Volume 22, Special Issue
Humanities
Autumn 2025

  • Receive Date 23 April 2024
  • Revise Date 27 June 2024
  • Accept Date 14 August 2024