Environmental Financial Reporting and Corporate Performance of Listed Pharmaceutical Companies in Nigeria (Published)
A nation’s economic growth and development depend critically on the pharmaceutical business because of its inextricable link to people’s health and, by extension, their ability to put in productive hours at work. This study analyzed the effect of environmental financial reporting on the profitability of publicly listed pharmaceutical companies in Nigeria. The study relied on the ex post facto research design and made use of historical financial data on the adopted study variables. At the 0.05 threshold of significance as decision criteria, the study tested two hypotheses. The research used secondary data, and the businesses studied were a representative sample of the pharmaceutical companies listed on the Nigerian Exchange Group. Ordinary least square regression was used in conjunction with E-views version 9 to analyze the collected data. Earnings per share of listed pharmaceutical businesses in Nigeria were shown to be favorably connected with environmental financial reporting proxy by employee’s welfare policy and community development cost. Management was urged to invest more in their workers’ well-being to boost morale and productivity in the pharmaceutical industry.
Keywords: Corporate performance, Environmental, Financial, Pharmaceutical Companies, Reporting
International Financial Reporting Standards: Rules Based Approach or Principles Based Approach (Published)
The reason of the study is to evaluate and converse about the good and in depth approach to develop the IFRS. This study covers the importance of the different approaches to develop the IFRS, the effect of rules whether they have some good effects on the development of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) or have weaknesses in this regard. In opposition to the approach of rules these papers covers the explanation about the approach of principles and their complete and in detail effect on the development of IFRS. This research essay covers-a lot of secondary sources which provides many arguments about the IFRSs . In this study we will discuss the importance of some of the necessary factors to develop the IFRS which are very important for almost all the business. The research covers the details in the favor of each approach and also provides the weaknesses of each approach. The different arguments and discussions made by different writers arc-included in this essay that arc written and discusses by them on different occasions. Each writer has his own arguments in the same situation and gives better guidance to make the conclusion about the approach that is better to develop the IFRS.
Keywords: Approaches, IFRS, Reporting