Audit Committee Characteristics and Voluntary Disclosure: Evidence from Malaysian Listed Firms
Global economic crisis in 2008 has increased the focus on the role of audit committee in ensuring integrity and transparency in corporate reporting. Audit committee characteristics are crucial in determining the ability of audit committee in carrying out its responsibilities effectively. Hence, this...
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| author | Madi, Hisham Kamel Ishak, Zuaini Abdul Manaf, Nor Aziah |
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| description | Global economic crisis in 2008 has increased the focus on the role of audit committee in ensuring integrity and transparency in corporate reporting. Audit committee characteristics are crucial in determining the ability of audit committee in carrying out its responsibilities effectively. Hence, this study aims to investigate the contribution of audit committee characteristics; independence, accounting expertise, multiple directorship, size, and diligence to audit committee effectiveness over corporate voluntary disclosure by Malaysian listed firms.The study uses 146 firms listed on Bursa Malaysia for the year 2006.The empirical results have revealed that proportion of independent directors, and number of directors on audit committee is significantly associated with corporate voluntary disclosure, and hence enhances audit committee effectiveness.The study contributes to the understanding of the association between audit committee characteristics and such committee effectiveness in respect to voluntary disclosure practices. |
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| spelling | uum-236202018-03-15T01:32:42Z https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/23620/ Audit Committee Characteristics and Voluntary Disclosure: Evidence from Malaysian Listed Firms Madi, Hisham Kamel Ishak, Zuaini Abdul Manaf, Nor Aziah HF5601 Accounting Global economic crisis in 2008 has increased the focus on the role of audit committee in ensuring integrity and transparency in corporate reporting. Audit committee characteristics are crucial in determining the ability of audit committee in carrying out its responsibilities effectively. Hence, this study aims to investigate the contribution of audit committee characteristics; independence, accounting expertise, multiple directorship, size, and diligence to audit committee effectiveness over corporate voluntary disclosure by Malaysian listed firms.The study uses 146 firms listed on Bursa Malaysia for the year 2006.The empirical results have revealed that proportion of independent directors, and number of directors on audit committee is significantly associated with corporate voluntary disclosure, and hence enhances audit committee effectiveness.The study contributes to the understanding of the association between audit committee characteristics and such committee effectiveness in respect to voluntary disclosure practices. UITM 2013 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/23620/1/TIFEJ%203%201%202013%2014%2021.pdf Madi, Hisham Kamel and Ishak, Zuaini and Abdul Manaf, Nor Aziah (2013) Audit Committee Characteristics and Voluntary Disclosure: Evidence from Malaysian Listed Firms. Terengganu International Finance and Economics Journal, 3 (1). pp. 14-21. ISSN 2232-0539 http://myjms.mohe.gov.my/index.php/tifej/article/view/1615 |
| spellingShingle | HF5601 Accounting Madi, Hisham Kamel Ishak, Zuaini Abdul Manaf, Nor Aziah Audit Committee Characteristics and Voluntary Disclosure: Evidence from Malaysian Listed Firms |
| title | Audit Committee Characteristics and Voluntary Disclosure: Evidence from Malaysian Listed Firms |
| title_full | Audit Committee Characteristics and Voluntary Disclosure: Evidence from Malaysian Listed Firms |
| title_fullStr | Audit Committee Characteristics and Voluntary Disclosure: Evidence from Malaysian Listed Firms |
| title_full_unstemmed | Audit Committee Characteristics and Voluntary Disclosure: Evidence from Malaysian Listed Firms |
| title_short | Audit Committee Characteristics and Voluntary Disclosure: Evidence from Malaysian Listed Firms |
| title_sort | audit committee characteristics and voluntary disclosure evidence from malaysian listed firms |
| topic | HF5601 Accounting |
| url | https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/23620/1/TIFEJ%203%201%202013%2014%2021.pdf |
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