Effect of Information Asymmetric on Performance in Business Groups

Information asymmetry leads to formation of inefficient information. This inefficiency may affect firm’s performance. One of the main advantages of business groups is lowering the levels of information asymmetry. This study aims at investigating the effect of information asymmetry on performance in...

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Autores principales: Mohammad Hossein Vadeei, Pari Safari
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:bf9d75b9023243a5bcfa0d7ac5959fe72021-11-04T19:47:54ZEffect of Information Asymmetric on Performance in Business Groups2008-89142476-292X10.22103/jak.2015.989https://doaj.org/article/bf9d75b9023243a5bcfa0d7ac5959fe72015-09-01T00:00:00Zhttps://jak.uk.ac.ir/article_989_905827bc2695585c4766af6b33b6a2ad.pdfhttps://doaj.org/toc/2008-8914https://doaj.org/toc/2476-292XInformation asymmetry leads to formation of inefficient information. This inefficiency may affect firm’s performance. One of the main advantages of business groups is lowering the levels of information asymmetry. This study aims at investigating the effect of information asymmetry on performance in business group. To test the research hypothesis, 1395 year-companies from listed companies in the Tehran Stock Exchange in a 10 financial year from 1382 to 1391have been studied. The results indicated that there exists a negative relationship between information asymmetry and the rate of return on assets (ROA) (firm performance). Also, the results showed that firms in business groups have higher ROA than independent firms. Additionally, the firms in variety business groups have higher ROA than the firms in the other business groups. The other findings indicated that the level of information asymmetry in the firms affiliated with business groups is less than that in the independent firms. Also, the rate of information asymmetry in the firms in variety business groups is lower than that in the firms affiliated with the other business groups.Mohammad Hossein VadeeiPari SafariShahid Bahonar University of Kermanarticleinformation asymmetrybusiness groupsfirm performanceAccounting. BookkeepingHF5601-5689FAمجله دانش حسابداری, Vol 6, Iss 21, Pp 113-131 (2015)
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topic information asymmetry
business groups
firm performance
Accounting. Bookkeeping
HF5601-5689
spellingShingle information asymmetry
business groups
firm performance
Accounting. Bookkeeping
HF5601-5689
Mohammad Hossein Vadeei
Pari Safari
Effect of Information Asymmetric on Performance in Business Groups
description Information asymmetry leads to formation of inefficient information. This inefficiency may affect firm’s performance. One of the main advantages of business groups is lowering the levels of information asymmetry. This study aims at investigating the effect of information asymmetry on performance in business group. To test the research hypothesis, 1395 year-companies from listed companies in the Tehran Stock Exchange in a 10 financial year from 1382 to 1391have been studied. The results indicated that there exists a negative relationship between information asymmetry and the rate of return on assets (ROA) (firm performance). Also, the results showed that firms in business groups have higher ROA than independent firms. Additionally, the firms in variety business groups have higher ROA than the firms in the other business groups. The other findings indicated that the level of information asymmetry in the firms affiliated with business groups is less than that in the independent firms. Also, the rate of information asymmetry in the firms in variety business groups is lower than that in the firms affiliated with the other business groups.
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