Value relevance of accounting information during a financial crisis: An empirical analysis of Australian companies

"This thesis extends value relevance research by examining the changes in the value relevance of fundamental accounting measures in the unique context of a global financial crisis (GFC). This thesis examines the impact of the 2008-2009 GFC on the value relevance of book value of equity, earnings and cash flow from operations (CFO). It also examines the impact of the GFC on the value relevance of tangible assets, intangible assets and goodwill. ... This thesis is positioned into the CMR in Accounting. Positivist epistemology and objective ontology underpin the philosophical backgrounds of this thesis"--Abstract.