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ACCOUNTING CONSERVATISM AND INVESTMENT EFFICIENCY OF LISTED NIGERIAN CONGLOMERATE FIRMS

Scholedge International Journal of Business Policy & Governance

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Title ACCOUNTING CONSERVATISM AND INVESTMENT EFFICIENCY OF LISTED NIGERIAN CONGLOMERATE FIRMS
 
Creator Aminu, Lawal; Department of Accounting Kaduna State University (KASU)
Hassan, Shehu Usman; Department of Accounting Kaduna State University (KASU)
 
Subject Management
Accounting conservatism; investment efficiency; Nigerian conglomerates
 
Description This study explores the relationship between Accounting conservatism and investment efficiency in Nigeria. The study model examined the relationship between the independent variables (Accounting conservatism) and the dependent variable of investment efficiency, by applying the simple regression analysis of 10 years data Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) which cover the period of 2005-2014. All of tests have been done using stata11 statistical software. The results obtained from this research indicate that there is a significant relationship between accounting conservatism and investment efficiency. The study concluded that there is a positive relationship between Accounting conservatism and investment efficiency in Nigerian conglomerate firms. The study suggest that need to embrace the element of conservatism in to the accounting regulatory framework, because of it role in constraining managers to act efficiently in an investment monitoring and decision making.
 
Publisher Scholedge R&D Center
 
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Date 2017-04-02
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion

 
Format application/pdf
 
Identifier http://thescholedge.org/index.php/sijbpg/article/view/367
10.19085/journal.sijbpg031101
 
Source Scholedge International Journal of Business Policy & Governance ISSN 2394-3351; Vol 3, No 11 (2016); 167-177
2394-3351
 
Language eng
 
Relation http://thescholedge.org/index.php/sijbpg/article/view/367/437
 
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