“IFRS Convergence and Adoption: Challenges and Opportunities” was the theme of the first JIAR Conference held June 2011 in Xiamen, China. IFRS adoption and convergence is occurring globally. The process of adoption of and conversion to IFRS creates many obstacles as a result of significant differences among countries with respect to institutional, legal, economic, and cultural systems. The conference was organized to identify and examine challenges and opportunities arising from the adoption and implementation of IFRS for practitioners and academicians. The goal of the conference was to deepen understanding and raise awareness of these challenges and opportunities through the sharing of original and rigorous research work to provide practitioners and regulators with deeper insights.
The Journal of International Accounting Research (JIAR), published by the International Accounting Session, held its first journal conference in Xiamen, China from June 14 to June 17, 2011. Xiamen University was a cosponsor of...
