Conclusion and Limitations
In this paper, the influence, on individual investor decision making, of the adoption of the revised standard on the measurement of assets, IAS 36, and other factors that influence investment decision-making by individual shareholders in 194 listed companies in large asset-based industries in the Stock Exchange of Thailand, were considered. The findings show that the sources of information that individual shareholders rated as most important when making investment decisions ranked as follows: financial statements; relevance and reliability of accounting information; reputation; financial opinions; and impairment of assets (IAS 36).
The limitations of the present study provide opportunities for further research. The study was based on survey findings and would benefit from triangulation, for example, using in-depth interviews with investors. Further, the study could be extended to confirm whether or not the results can be generalised beyond the selected three large asset-based industries to all industries making up the Stock Exchange of Thailand. Further, additional research could be undertaken to ascertain the transferability of the findings from the present Thai study to generalise in respect of other countries in South East Asia.