One concern that arises from this is that stakeholders may be misled into believing that there
is more uniformity and objectivity in practice than actually is the case. This short letter draws
attention to the importance of the need to give adequate consideration to the behavioral
aspects of accounting from the development process through to the application of the
information. This is important because behavioral research concerning investment decisions
is often solely focusing on the human aspects of investors and related stakeholders. However,
the information used by investors and capital markets participants for making economic
decisions is prepared by accountants, who use their professional judgments by interpreting
and applying accounting standards.