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Article - The impact of financial accounting disclosures on investors’ reactions towards bad news: The moderating role of investors’ sentiments Volume 11, Issue 2 2228087
This paper examines the influence of financial accounting disclosures
(FAD) on the investors’ reactions towards bad news (IRBN), and analytically
assesses the moderation effect of the individual investor’s sentiments particularly”
Subjective norms” on that relationship in project-based organizations (PBOs) listed
in the UAE financial markets from a financial, and psychological perspective.
Structural equation modelling (SEM) was used to analyse 310 completed question-
naires using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) and Analysis of Moment
Structures (AMOS) by multiple regression, path, and moderation analysis. Findings
show that four dimensions of the studied FAD have a direct positive impact on the
IRBN except for the external auditing and audit service (EAUS). Results also revealed
that the subjective norms have a moderating impact on the relationship between
FAD and the IRBN. Academically, this research contributes to both the reasoned
action theory and the agency theory and satisfies an important gap in FAD litera-
ture. Practically, organizations, policymakers, and officials can use the findings of
reliable and valid measurements of FAD, IRBN, and investors’ sentiment items to
control and develop purposes, as IRBN can be controlled by healthy communication
tools via different disclosure channels and healthy disclosure content. Investor
Relations (IR) managers can realize if the desired disclosure is well comprehended
in investors’ awareness, trust, intention, and perceptual reaction. It is one of the
first empirical studies to establish a model illustrating the relationships between
FAD, Subjective norms, and IRBN. The proposed model comprises processes and
practices that could be used to enhance the decision-making process of investors
and control their reactions that impact PBOs in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
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