{"title":"Evaluating synergy in mergers and acquisitions during the COVID-19 pandemic","authors":"Joanna Toborek-Mazur, Karol Partacz","doi":"10.5604/01.3001.0015.7990","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5604/01.3001.0015.7990","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose: The paper aims is to present synergy as a relevant source of information about goodwill, contributing to a more precise, balance-sheet evaluation (profitability) of a merger. Based on the mergers and acquisitions (M&A) market analysis, it was possible to assess this effectiveness assessment among individual companies during the COVID-19 pan-demic. This, in turn, was used to determine the methodology for evaluating the synergy effect and the directions of changes in these transactions in individual sectors.\u0000Methodology/approach: The article consists of methods of comparative and descrip-tive analysis based on a review of the domestic and foreign literature and a critical assessment of the results from the exploration of data presented by five recognized financial and accounting rating and advisory agencies.\u0000Findings: By determining the determinants of the success of M&A transactions, it was possible to assess the impact of synergy on the number and value of these processes carried out during the COVID-19 pandemic, with their potential negative and positive economic consequences. The presented diagnoses and conclusions concern both the international and Polish M&A markets based on aggregated and sectoral data.\u0000Practical implications: The article points out the discrepancies in the evaluation of synergy during the COVID-19 pandemic in the context of the number and value of mer-gers and acquisitions, which are of cognitive importance for the development of poten-tial synergy and building capital concentration.\u0000Originality: The article is the first attempt to evaluate the synergy in M&A during the COVID-19 pandemic and the effects of these events from economic and record-keeping points of view and from a comparative and descriptive analysis perspective.\u0000\u0000","PeriodicalId":53342,"journal":{"name":"Zeszyty Teoretyczne Rachunkowosci","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-03-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71285938","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Ethical and economic implications for an accounting office that offers bundled services with a bank account","authors":"Olga Kondzielnik","doi":"10.5604/01.3001.0015.5743","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5604/01.3001.0015.5743","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose: The profession of accountant as a profession of public trust is related to observing ethical and legal standards. In the course of his work, an accountant who offers his services on the market should consider the interests of the stakeholders of signed contracts, and due to the nature of his business, he should constantly improve his professional qualifications and guarantee independence. The aim of the article is to examine the ethical and economic effects of cooperation between an accounting office and a bank that bundles accounting services with a current account. Methodology/approach: The analysis focuses on the cooperation agreement between the accounting office and the bank as part of the current account services offered by the bank that come bundled with accounting. For the analysis, the following research methods were used: analysis of the scientific literature in the field of accounting and economics, case study considered in the context of Freeman, and methods of deduction and synthesis. Findings: Based on the analyzed agreement, a significant inequality was found between the benefits and obligations of individual signatories. Attention is also paid to the implica-tions of signing an agreement of this type for other market participants. Originality/value: The article is part of a scientific and practical discussion on the ethical and economic risks associated with signing a cooperation agreement between an account-ing office and a financial market institution in the form proposed by the bank. Keywords: outsourcing, stakeholder theory, ethics in accounting, bookkeeping services, accounting offices","PeriodicalId":53342,"journal":{"name":"Zeszyty Teoretyczne Rachunkowosci","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71285714","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The appearance of agency theory in the publications of Polish authors – the need to expand research in behavioral accounting","authors":"M. Tuszkiewicz, E. Maruszewska","doi":"10.5604/01.3001.0015.5746","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5604/01.3001.0015.5746","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose: The aim of the article is to assess the use of agency theory by Polish authors in articles in the field of accounting published by the end of 2020.\u0000Methodology/approach: The study was carried out using a structured literature review, which is a recognized method of conducting literature analysis, also in the field of accounting.\u0000Findings: The results of the review show little use of agency relations in empirical re-search. Both in theoretical and empirical research, the issues in financial reporting were most often addressed. In most publications, agency theory constitutes the theoretical back-ground for the considerations, while there is a lack of research that focuses on the impact of the agency relationship between the owner and manager or between employees at vari-ous levels on accounting. The empirical studies analyzed only external factors that influ-ence decision-making, while there is a gap in studies that focused on individual human characteristics.\u0000Research limitations/implications: The structured literature review covers articles pub-lished between 1993 and 2020 written by Polish authors.\u0000Originality/value: The originality of the article arises from the identification of shortcom-ings in the publications of Polish authors in contrast to global achievements, in particular in the fields of management accounting and behavioral accounting. Thus, we indicate the directions of further development of research already carried out by the few Polish authors. The guidelines concern the development of research in the field of behavioral accounting, which will deepen the knowledge about the impact of the principal-agent relationship on the decisions people make in creating reporting and management information.\u0000Keywords: agency theory, agency relation, behavioral accounting, SLR, literature review.\u0000\u0000","PeriodicalId":53342,"journal":{"name":"Zeszyty Teoretyczne Rachunkowosci","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71285754","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"XXV Conference on Accounting and Controlling.\u0000Conceptions of the Cost and Performance Management held in Polanica-Zdrój, October 11–13, 2021","authors":"R. Kowalak","doi":"10.5604/01.3001.0015.5748","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5604/01.3001.0015.5748","url":null,"abstract":"The text contains a report of the scientific conference organized by the Chair of Cost Account-ing, Tax Management, and Controlling at the University of Economics and Business in Wroclaw, from 11 to 13 October 2021, in Polanica- Zdrój. The conference in the Accounting and Controlling cycle, under the motto, The Conceptions of Cost and Performance Man-agement, addressed today's problems and challenges in managing costs and performance. That conference was very special because it was the 25th jubilee conference. At this year's conference, Professor Edward Nowak was thanked for his many years of professional work and for organizing all editions of the conference.\u0000\u0000","PeriodicalId":53342,"journal":{"name":"Zeszyty Teoretyczne Rachunkowosci","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71285777","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}