Identifying financial reporting components with a business model (BM) approach

The term business model (BM) is one of the topics that has recently been addressed in the area of accounting literature. The weaknesses in current reporting, including failure to meet social responsibility goals, have led the researcher to identify the components of the financial reporting based on the theoretical foundations associated with the concept of business model (BM). Since the present study is a qualitative research, in the first step in order to collect qualitative data, a framework for semi-structured queries with experts was developed. Subsequently, 23 well-known academic and executive experts in the field of financial reporting and business were selected through purposeful sampling (snowball). The transcribed interviews were coded in the second phase using inductive thematic analysis. In inductive theme analysis, patterns emerge during the analysis by placing open source or sub-themes together in one main theme. In summary, in the current study out of a total of 350 open source codes and 24 sub-themes, 6 main themes were identified as transparency and narrative, social accountability, users, key drivers, justice and fairness in reporting and presentation and disclosure. Financial reporting and information disclosure are important management tools for effectively transferring information to stakeholders. Reliable and timely financial reporting enables individuals to accurately assess their future prospects. Therefore, by re-engineering the financial statements, six key components of financial reporting, inspired by the business model (BM) approach, can be a major step in re-engineering financial statements to improve the information content of financial statements.