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2018 | 356 | 157-169

Article title

Accounting theories towards non-financial reporting

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PL
Teorie rachunkowości wobec sprawozdawczości niefinansowej

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Abstracts

EN
Corporate sustainability is currently called “a mainstream business practice”, which influences almost all fields of business life, including corporate reporting. The aim of this paper is to contribute to the understanding of the non-financial reporting development. The analysis is carried out in the light of positive and normative accounting theories. The research methodology of the paper, in the part related to the practical issue, is based on an analysis of legal regulations, as well as practical studies and corporate reports. The theoretical studies, in turn, use the literature review relating the accounting theories. The conclusions are drawn by deductive and inductive reasoning, with the application of analysis and synthesis. The paper contributes to the literature on corporate sustainability reporting and sustainability accounting. Practical implications and avenues for future research are also developed.
PL
Raportowanie dotyczące zrównoważonego rozwoju jest obecnie nazywane „główną praktyką biznesową”, mającą wpływ na prawie wszystkie dziedziny działalności gospodarczej, w tym w szczególności na niefinansowe raportowanie korporacyjne. Celem tego artykułu jest przyczynienie się do zrozumienia niefinansowej sprawozdawczości dotyczącej zrównoważonego rozwoju w świetle pozytywnych i normatywnych teorii rachunkowości. Podstawę metodyki badawczej artykułu w części dotyczącej praktycznej stanowi analiza aktów prawnych, empirycznych badań uwarunkowań sprawozdawczości jednostek gospodarczych, a także analiza raportów zrównoważonego rozwoju. Teoretyczne badania wykorzystują z kolei przegląd literatury dotyczący teorii rachunkowości i ich wykorzystania w objaśnianiu zmian w raportowaniu korporacyjnym. Do sformułowania wniosków wykorzystano wnioskowanie dedukcyjne i indukcyjne, stosując metodę analizy oraz syntezy. Artykuł stanowi wkład do literatury przedmiotu na temat korporacyjnego raportowania zrównoważonego rozwoju i funkcji rachunkowości zrównoważonego rozwoju. Wskazuje również praktyczne implikacje i kierunki przyszłych badań.

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Volume

356

Pages

157-169

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Contributors

  • Uniwersytet Ekonomiczny w Poznaniu. Wydział Zarządzania. Katedra Rachunkowości

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Publication order reference

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ISSN
2083-8611

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