Accounting Information and Equity Valuation - Theory, Evidence, and Applications (Hardcover, 2014 ed.)

The purpose of this book is to offer a more systematic and structured treatment of the research on accounting-based valuation, with a primary focus on recent theoretical developments and the resulting empirical analyses that recognize the role of accounting information in making managerial decisions. Since its inception, valuation research in accounting has evolved primarily along an "empirically driven" path. In the absence of models constructed specifically to explain this topic, researchers have relied on economic intuition and theories from other disciplines (mainly finance and economics) as a basis for designing empirical analyses and interpreting findings. Although this literature has shed important light on the usefulness of accounting information in capital markets, it is obvious that the lack of a rigorous theoretical framework has hindered the establishment of a systematic and well-structured literature and made it difficult to probe valuation issues in depth. More recently, however, progress has been made on the theoretical front. The two most prominent frameworks are (i) the "linear information dynamic approach" and (ii) the "real options-based approach" which recognizes managerial uses of accounting information in the pursuit of value generation. This volume devotes its initial chapters to an evaluation of the models using the linear dynamic approach, and then provides a synthesis of the theoretical studies that adopt the real options approach and the empirical works which draw on them. The book also makes an attempt to revisit and critique existing empirical research (value-relevance and earnings-response studies) within the real options-based framework. It is hoped that the book can heighten interest in integrating theoretical and empirical research in this field, and play a role in helping this literature develop into a more structured and cohesive body of work. Value is of ultimate concern to economic decision-makers, and valuation theory should serve as a platform for studying other accounting topics. The book ends with a call for increased links of other areas of accounting research to valuation theory.

General

Imprint:	Springer-Verlag New York
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Springer Series in Accounting Scholarship, 6
Release date:	September 2013
First published:	2014
Authors:	Guochang Zhang
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 16mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	233
Edition:	2014 ed.
ISBN-13:	978-1-4614-8159-1
Categories:	Books > Business & Economics > Finance & accounting > Accounting > General Books > Business & Economics > Business & management > Management of specific areas > Budgeting & financial management
LSN:	1-4614-8159-7
Barcode:	9781461481591

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