La legibilidad de los informes de aseguramiento: efecto de los mecanismos de control interno
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https://doi.org/10.51302/rcyt.2023.16807Palabras clave:
legibilidad, aseguramiento, consejo de administraciónResumen
El objetivo de este estudio es analizar cuáles son los mecanismos de control internos vinculados al consejo de administración que actúan como refuerzo de la legibilidad de los informes de aseguramiento. Para testar dicho objetivo, se propone un modelo de regresión para datos de panel en una muestra final de 183 observaciones de empresas internacionales localizadas en 16 países. Los resultados obtenidos ponen de manifiesto un efecto diferente del consejo en la legibilidad y comprensión de los informes en función del mecanismo analizado. Así, mientras la diversidad de género en el consejo de administración y la existencia de un comité especializado de sostenibilidad consiguen reforzar la legibilidad y la comprensión de los informes de aseguramiento, un tamaño excesivo del consejo parece actuar en contra de informes claros y precisos y favorecer la complejidad lingüística.
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Referencias legislativas
Directiva 2014/95/UE del Parlamento Europeo y del Consejo, de 22 de octubre de 2014, por la que se modifica la Directiva 2013/34/UE en lo que respecta a la divulgación de información no financiera e información sobre diversidad por parte de determinadas grandes empresas y determinados grupos.
Directiva (UE) 2022/2464 del Parlamento Europeo y del Consejo, de 14 de diciembre de 2022, por la que se modifican el Reglamento (UE) n.º 537/2014, la Directiva 2004/109/CE, la Directiva 2006/43/CE y la Directiva 2013/34/UE, por lo que respecta a la presentación de información sobre sostenibilidad por parte de las empresas.
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