The purpose of this study was to investigate the structural pattern of the effect of corporate governance mechanisms (internal organization) on audit quality considering the role of the intermediary variable of behavioural components of auditors. The statistical population of this research is independent auditors and auditors working in audit firms. A sample of 395 people was selected by simple...

We estimate the relation between Tobin’s Q and CEO share ownership with firm and CEO-firm fixed effects. Our results reveal an inverted U-shaped relation only when external pressure for good governance is weak, where the pressure is measured by product market competition and institutional ownership concentration. The inverted U-shaped relation seems to be a manifestation of some CEOs capturing ...

This study analyzes the effect of Good Corporate Governance (GCG) and company characteristics on tendency to disclose anti-corruption policies in Indonesian companies. aims re-examine factors that influence companies context exist Indonesia are listed Stock Exchange (IDX). The good corporate governance itself is described through proxies governance, namely institutional ownership, audit committ...

Corporate Governance deals with the issue of how the suppliers of finance to various corporations assure themselves of getting a return on their investment. Several Studies have examined the relationship between ownership structure and firm performance. Using different data samples from different countries, most of the studies provide evidence that ownership influence firm performance. This stu...

Title of dissertation: INTERNATIONAL CORPORATE GOVERNANCE: A STUDY OF COMPLEMENTARITIES AND CONVERGENCE Meghana Ayyagari, Doctor of Philosophy, 2004 Dissertation directed by: Professor Vojislav Maksimovic Department of Finance This thesis contributes to contemporary research in international corporate governance by investigating two related questions: (1) Is there a convergence in corporate gov...

journal of accounting advances (j.a.a) vol. 2, no. 2, fall & winter 2010, ser. 59/3     extended abstract   an investigation of agency theory and signaling theory in dividend policies: the role of institutional investors   dr. g. r. karami         dr. s. mehrani               h. eskandar tehran university   introduction        dividend has a special position among decision makers. dividend poli...

We analyze the impact of factors related to corporate governance (i.e., compensation, monitoring, and ownership structure) on risk taking in the insurance industry. We measure asset, product, and financial risk in insurance companies and employ a structural equation model in which corporate governance is modeled as latent factor. Based on this model, we present empirical evidence on the link be...

one of the reasons that companies avoid paying their taxes is that they choose to use debts for their funding. in other words, tax saving, an activity of companies to avoid taxpaying, can be used to finance corporate projects. furthermore, since institutional owners are more inclined to supervise, they may shrink managerial behaviors to avoid taxpaying. in this study, institutional owners’ supe...

The economies around the world are facing profound transformation. It is no exception for China. All the enterprises in China are going through a radical transformation from a centralized socialist economy to a socialist market economy. The transformation is such a process during which the marketing forces increase and the government regulations decrease. For enterprises, the most important and...