Proposed framework for the preparation of integrated business reports in Iraqi industrial companies (An Empirical Study)

Abstract

The research aims to identify the concept, the importance and the objectives of the integrated business reports and the guidelines on which the companies rely on their preparation and elements of information content, in addition, the present paper is also providing a proposed framework according to the requirements of the Iraqi environment to be accepted by the companies. The study considered the General Company for the manufacture of medicines and medical supplies / Samarra as a case study. The financial statements for the year 2017 has been considered for the analysis. The results of the study indicated that, providing and integrating the financial information on the economic activities of the company, with the non-financial information on social issues and strategic governance strategy. Then, disclosing this information through integrated business reports will help the stakeholders to understand the relationship between that information, and thus enable them to assess the company's performance and its ability to create value and maintain it over time.