Identifying the Effective Factors of Corporate Governance and Disclosure and Transparency in Assessing the ‎Quality of Financial Statements in Selective Iranian Banks through Fuzzy Delphi Method

The purpose of this study was to identify the effective factors of corporate governance and disclosure and transparency in assessing the quality of financial statements in selective banks in Iran. This research was based on a mixed qualitative-quantitative method with an exploratory approach. The study population included a group of financial and banking experts, who were selected through snowball sampling. In this study, which was performed through two panels, the Fuzzy Delphi method was utilized. Finally, according to the financial and banking experts’ opinions, 12 factors related to corporate governance and 22 factors related to disclosure and transparency were found to be effective in assessing the quality of financial statements in the banks. The results revealed the highest levels of agreement for the type of independent auditor's report in the category of corporate governance and important facilities and macroeconomic commitments in the category of disclosure and transparency among the experts.