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The irrelevance of Financial Statements from Parastatals in Tanzania

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dc.creator Kitindi, Ernest G.
dc.date 2016-07-09T17:21:18Z
dc.date 2016-07-09T17:21:18Z
dc.date 1999
dc.date.accessioned 2018-04-18T12:28:23Z
dc.date.available 2018-04-18T12:28:23Z
dc.identifier 0856-6372
dc.identifier http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/2995
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/2995
dc.description Full text can be accessed at the following link http://journal.ifm.ac.tz/index.php/AJFM/article/view/161
dc.description The use of financial statement information has been well documented. It is expected to facilitate decision making pertinent to the user. However, financial statement information is useful only ifir is available on time. This study sought to establish whether financial statement from Tanzania parastatals were availed on time, and if nor, whether the delay was significant. Using the Normal Approximation Rule to rest for significance in mean time difference, it was found that parastatals delayed in releasing financial statements. The difference in mean time for their release was found to be significant at the 1 percent significance level. It is thus concluded that informacion provided by financial statements from Tanzanian parastatals was no longer relevant at the time it was available. Decisions made on the basis of that information, it is argued, were misguided.
dc.language en
dc.publisher African Journal of Finance and Management
dc.subject Financial Statements
dc.subject Parastatals
dc.subject Tanzania
dc.title The irrelevance of Financial Statements from Parastatals in Tanzania
dc.type Journal Article


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