Nonlinear Relationship between Ownership Structure and Timely Release of Earnings Information: Evidence from Companies Listed in Tehran Stock Exchange

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This study aims at examining the relationship between characteristics of ownership structure curve, i.e. concentration of ownership, institutional ownership, and state ownership, and dissemination of timely information of profits in companies listed in the Tehran Stock Exchange in the five year period of 2008 to.2012. To determine timely release of information of profit, the variable of delay in reporting earnings have been used. A total number of 155 companies were selected in the sample, and tests of hypotheses were done by implementing multivariate regression analysis.
The results showed that by increasing the proportional value of state ownership, the dissemination of timely information of profit rises. In other words, the existence of state ownership in the ownership structure would provide more updated timely information of profit. Also, the results indicated that firms’ interests in concentration of ownership and institutional ownership have no significant relationship with dissemination of timely information of profits.

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Journal of Accounting Knowledge
Volume 7, Issue 25
September 2016
Pages 39-57

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  • Receive Date: 10 June 2015
  • Revise Date: 18 April 2016
  • Accept Date: 26 August 2016

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