The research aims at integrating the disclosure of the business models with the qualitative characteristics of accounting information. To achieve this, the elements of the business model should be identified and disclosed, and then study the possibility of integrating the disclosure of the business model with the qualitative characteristics of accounting information.
To achieve this objective, the research was based on the indicators of disclosure of the business model of the International Accounting Standards Board to measure the disclosure of the business model.
The research reached a number of conclusions, the most important of which were as follows:
First: The indicators contained in the disclosure of the business model according to IASB 2010 explain the business model of the research sample banks. Results of operations, prospects, and critical performance measures).
Second: the results show the possibility of formulating an integral relationship between the disclosure of the business model and the qualitative characteristics of basic accounting information since the addition of the disclosure of the business model to the relevance property has enhanced this characteristic and increased the Sig. value of the model, while the disclosure of the business model does not appear to have a significant impact on the property of faithful representation.
The research has drawn a set of recommendations, the most important of which are:
First: all companies are required to disclose the business model in accordance with the IASB 2010 framework.
Second: the conceptual framework for financial reporting should be developed especially with regard to the qualitative characteristics of accounting information, commensurate with the importance of disclosure of the business model, and how this is reflected in strengthening financial reporting, and thus meet the requirements of international financial reporting standards.
