Going concern opinion and the effects of outside directors of financially distressed companies: Evidence from the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange

This research is aimed at examining the relationship between the characteristics of boards of directors and audit committee of financially distressed/going-concern clients and the likelihood of receiving going concern audit reports. ISA 570 (revised) provides a general auditing guideline for audito...

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Main Authors: Md Yusof, Mohd 'Atef, Md. Salleh, Md. Suhaimi, Abdul Hamid, Fathilatul Zakimi
Format: Monograph
Language:English
Published: Universiti Utara Malaysia 2002
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Online Access:https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/5414/1/GOING_CONCERN_OPINION_AND_THE_EFFECTS_OF_OUTSIDE_DIRECTORS_OF_FINANCIALLY....pdf
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description This research is aimed at examining the relationship between the characteristics of boards of directors and audit committee of financially distressed/going-concern clients and the likelihood of receiving going concern audit reports. ISA 570 (revised) provides a general auditing guideline for auditors in Malaysia to issue a qualified or a modified report when there are substantial doubts regarding the validity of client's going concern. Our sample comprises 167 companies, which were financially distressed and listed on Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE) in year 2000. We hypothesize the going concern opinion is associated with the proportion of outside directors to total directors, outside directors with substantial shareholdings and audit committee with only outside directors. Using binary multiple logistic regression, we find evidence to support our expectation that going-concern opinion is to some extent a function of financial condition.
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spelling uum-54142014-02-10T06:31:55Z https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/5414/ Going concern opinion and the effects of outside directors of financially distressed companies: Evidence from the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange Md Yusof, Mohd 'Atef Md. Salleh, Md. Suhaimi Abdul Hamid, Fathilatul Zakimi HF5601 Accounting This research is aimed at examining the relationship between the characteristics of boards of directors and audit committee of financially distressed/going-concern clients and the likelihood of receiving going concern audit reports. ISA 570 (revised) provides a general auditing guideline for auditors in Malaysia to issue a qualified or a modified report when there are substantial doubts regarding the validity of client's going concern. Our sample comprises 167 companies, which were financially distressed and listed on Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE) in year 2000. We hypothesize the going concern opinion is associated with the proportion of outside directors to total directors, outside directors with substantial shareholdings and audit committee with only outside directors. Using binary multiple logistic regression, we find evidence to support our expectation that going-concern opinion is to some extent a function of financial condition. Universiti Utara Malaysia 2002-12 Monograph NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/5414/1/GOING_CONCERN_OPINION_AND_THE_EFFECTS_OF_OUTSIDE_DIRECTORS_OF_FINANCIALLY....pdf Md Yusof, Mohd 'Atef and Md. Salleh, Md. Suhaimi and Abdul Hamid, Fathilatul Zakimi (2002) Going concern opinion and the effects of outside directors of financially distressed companies: Evidence from the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange. Project Report. Universiti Utara Malaysia, Sintok. (Unpublished) http://lintas.uum.edu.my:8080/elmu/index.jsp?module=webopac-l&action=fullDisplayRetriever.jsp&szMaterialNo=0000219516
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Going concern opinion and the effects of outside directors of financially distressed companies: Evidence from the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange
title Going concern opinion and the effects of outside directors of financially distressed companies: Evidence from the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange
title_full Going concern opinion and the effects of outside directors of financially distressed companies: Evidence from the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange
title_fullStr Going concern opinion and the effects of outside directors of financially distressed companies: Evidence from the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange
title_full_unstemmed Going concern opinion and the effects of outside directors of financially distressed companies: Evidence from the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange
title_short Going concern opinion and the effects of outside directors of financially distressed companies: Evidence from the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange
title_sort going concern opinion and the effects of outside directors of financially distressed companies evidence from the kuala lumpur stock exchange
topic HF5601 Accounting
url https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/5414/1/GOING_CONCERN_OPINION_AND_THE_EFFECTS_OF_OUTSIDE_DIRECTORS_OF_FINANCIALLY....pdf
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