Identification and prioritization of effective elements in usefulness of information and efficiency of stock price using multicriteria decision making (DANP)

Teimouri, Sareh; Kazemi, Hossein; Ehtsham Rasi, Reza

doi:10.22075/ijnaa.2023.32052.4753

Identification and prioritization of effective elements in usefulness of information and efficiency of stock price using multicriteria decision making (DANP)

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

Sareh Teimouri ¹

Hossein Kazemi ¹

Reza Ehtsham Rasi ²

¹ Department of Accounting, Faculty of Management and Accounting, Qazvin Branch, Islamic Azad University, Qazvin, Iran

² Department of Industrial Management, Qazvin Branch, Islamic Azad University, Qazvin, Iran

10.22075/ijnaa.2023.32052.4753

Abstract

Nowadays, it is necessary to enhance the usefulness of information and investigate effective indices in making decisions. The research aims to make decisions and identify the effective elements in making decisions by the users of accounting information. In the current study, the effective elements have been selected from 8 classes and 26 sub-elements using a matrix questionnaire according to the views of the experts. Then, the Fuzzy Dematel DANP method was used to determine the connections, intensity of effectiveness and impactability and to weigh and prioritize the elements, a network analysis process was used. The results of the fuzzy Dematel method (DANP) indicated that the elements including the items of financial statements (0.1347), the structure of the quality board of directors (0.1305), and the structure of quantitative ownership (0.128) are the most effective elements in making decisions and efficiency of stock price, respectively. Out of basic elements, the items of financial statements with the weight of 0.1347 have priority and the sub-elements involving operational cash flow (0.3450), capital cash flow (0.3367), and financing cash flow (0.3183) are the first to third priorities, respectively. Also, the return on total assets (1.816), current ratio (1.791) and inventory turnover ratio (1.751) have been the most impactable elements according to the computed weights.

Keywords

Usefulness of information

efficiency of stock price

DANP technique

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