Download or read book Corporate Governance Models and Applications in Developing Economies written by Agyemang, Otuo Serebour and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2019-08-30 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Virtually all developing, transitioning, and emerging-market economies are faced with one pressing concern at the moment: how to establish the groundwork for long-term economic performance and competitiveness in a diverse market. However, without the existence of good corporate governance in these economies, small enterprise will cease to exist in developing countries. Corporate Governance Models and Applications in Developing Economies is a collection of innovative research that contributes to the better understanding of corporate governance models by documenting the structures, principles, tenets, case studies, and applications for the development of good business practices in developing economies. While highlighting topics including risk management, financial distress, and insider trading, this book is ideally designed for corporate managers, executives, economists, strategists, investors, shareholders, students, researchers, academicians, business professionals, and policymakers.

Download or read book Audit Committee Effectiveness written by Paul Collier and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Audit Committee Effectiveness what Works Best written by Richard Steinberg and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Audit Committee Effectiveness and Internal Audit written by Fatimah Mat Yasin and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Increased concerns regarding corporate accountability in various developed nations have been associated with the need for effective audit committee and internal control systems. This is due to large corporate collapses which have demonstrated problems with the quality of financial reporting and auditing. This study examines the nature and extent of the relationship between audit committee characteristics and internal audit function characteristics with audit quality whereby audit fee is used as a proxy for audit quality. The corporate governance characteristics included in this study are audit committee expertise, frequency of audit committee meetings, structure of internal audit function and size of internal audit function. This study applied the agency theory and resource dependence theory. This study also formulated eight hypotheses that guided the analysis and using publicly available information of 200 Malaysian public listed companies for the financial year end 2009 and 2010 each. This study provides recent evidence of a positive relationship between audit quality and two audit committee characteristics: audit committee with postgraduate qualification and frequency of audit committee meeting. Further, a positive relationship is found between audit quality and internal audit function characteristic, which is size of internal audit function. The results indicate firms that consist of more audit committee members with higher tertiary education and meets regularly with well-resourced internal audit units have a significant relationship with the audit quality. Apart from contributing to the literature on corporate governance and audit quality, this study may serve as an input for the regulator to encourage strict enforcement for Malaysian-listed companies to incorporate corporate governance practices especially on audit committee composition and internal audit function.

Download or read book Improving the Effectiveness of Audit Committees written by Larry E. Rittenberg and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book An Investigation of the Determinants of Audit Committee Effectiveness written by and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Audit Committee Performing Corporate Governance written by Laura F. Spira and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-05-08 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why do we need to understand audit committees? The Cadbury Committee recommended that UK companies should adopt them in response to financial scandals that have stemmed from dubious financial reporting practices. In other countries, similar commissions have made similar recommendations and audit committees are now a common institution. However, many practitioners doubt whether an audit committee really does much to ensure the integrity of a firm's financial statements because, as outsiders, members don't know enough to dig deeply beneath the numbers. The Audit Committee: Performing Corporate Governance argues that such criticism overlooks the ceremonial function of these committees. The audit committee is an arena where members can form and strengthen shifting and fragmentary networks with each other and with the external auditors. Within these networks, both consensus and independence are demonstrated, generating comfort, which legitimises the company and maintains its access to external sources of capital. The audit committee is a key part of the corporate governance structure within an organisation. Many in the UK have been patched together to meet regulatory requirements and their operation is poorly understood because few people other than their members have access to their deliberations. In this account of the world of audit committees the practitioner will find the ethnographical perspectives on ceremonial performance, consensus, independence, and comfort both familiar and different. It's like looking at a photograph of something commonplace from an unusual angle or through a strange-shaped lens.

Download or read book An Empirical Investigation of Audit Committee Decision Quality written by Helen G. Gabre and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abstract: The audit committee serves a very significant role in corporate governance. However, the effectiveness of the audit committee has been questioned due to the recent corporate scandals. Therefore, in order to enhance the effectiveness of the audit committee, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 has entrusted the committee with significant responsibilities. Traditionally, the effectiveness of the audit committee has been measured through the dimensions of independence, financial expertise and diligence. However, anecdotal evidence shows that audit committee members with these mandated characteristics of effectiveness still fail. Therefore, as some researchers have pointed out, a behavioral study is necessary. Thus, this study incorporated two behavioral theories, escalation of commitment and groupthink, to examine the decision quality of audit committee members. Results show that audit committee members with a responsibility for a task are less likely to follow group consensus. Interestingly, the results also demonstrate that audit committee members who are not responsible for hiring the audit firm are more likely to exhibit higher dissatisfaction level with a Big 4 firm than with a regional one. Hence, the study contributes to audit committee research by capturing the interaction between two behavioral patterns.

Download or read book Audit Committees written by Frank M. Burke and published by CCH. This book was released on 2008-08 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book An Empirical Investigation of Audit Committee Effectiveness and Risk Management written by Abdullah Mohammed Alzharani and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study examines the association between audit committee characteristics and the combination of risk management and audit committee activities by industrial Saudi listed firms. Since none of the sample firms has established a stand-alone risk management committee and the functions of monitoring and controlling risk activities are closer to the audit committee than board of directors, this study expects that audit committees with non-executive independent members, more members on the audit committee, financially expert audit committee members and diligence are more likely to combine the risk management and audit committee activities. The study utilizes a cross-sectional analysis of 102 firm-year observations during the 2007-2011 period. A pooled logistic regression analysis is used to estimate the associations proposed in the hypotheses. The study finds that only audit committee size is positively related to the combination of risk management and audit committee activities. This result suggests that the size of the audit committee do indeed proxy for its effectiveness in enhancing the quality of internal control and, thus, monitoring risk management activities. The result of this study contributes to the existing theory and empirical evidence of how the effectiveness of audit committee is related to monitoring and controlling risk management activities. This study offers policy-makers additional evidence to be used for setting up and/or enacting regulations in Saudi Arabia.

Download or read book Audit Committee Effectiveness written by Stuart Turley and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 31 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Purpose of this paper - This paper seeks to investigate the conditions and processes affecting the operation and potential effectiveness of audit committees, with particular focus on the interaction between the audit committee, individuals from financial reporting and internal audit functions and the external auditors. Design/methodology/approach - A case study approach is employed, based on direct engagement with participants in audit committee activities, including the audit committee chair, external auditors, internal auditors, and senior management.Findings - We find that informal networks between audit committee participants condition the impact of the audit committee and that the most significant effects of the audit committee on governance outcomes occur outside the formal structures and processes. An audit committee has pervasive behavioural effects within the organization and may be used as a threat, an ally and an arbiter in bringing solutions to issues and conflicts. Audit committees are used in organizational politics, communication processes and power plays and also affect interpretations of events and cultural values. Research limitations/implications - Further research on audit committee and governance processes is needed to develop better understanding of effectiveness. Longitudinal studies, focusing on the organizational and institutional context of audit committee operations, can examine how historical events in an organization and significant changes in the regulatory environment affect current structures and processes.Originality/value - The case analysis highlights a number of significant factors which are not fully recognised either in theorizing the governance role of audit committees or in the development of policy and regulations concerning audit committees but which impinge on their governance contribution. They include (i) the importance of informal processes around the audit committee; (ii) its influence on power relations between organizational participants; (iii) the relevance of the historical development of governance in an organization; (iv) and the possibility that the audit committee's impact on governance may be greatest in non-routine situations.

Download or read book An Investigation Into the Relationship Between Audit Committee and Audit Quality written by Seyyed Ali Malihi and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 8 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The research aims at the examination of the relationship between audit committee and audit quality. The present research is a descriptive survey focusing on correlation relationships. The independent variable intended in this study has been audit committee and the focus of the study is mainly on the impacts of this variable on audit quality. The statistical population in this study includes 1146 Official Accountants. Using simple-random sampling to determine the sample size, 94 persons were selected as the statistical sample. The results revealed a statistically significant relationship between audit committee and audit quality. The findings also showed that the audit committee can be promoted the effectiveness of the independent auditors, internal auditors, internal controls, disclosure of the financial statements and the amelioration of the auditing reports.

Download or read book The Effectiveness of Audit Committees in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia written by Ehsan Al-Moataz and published by LAP Lambert Academic Publishing. This book was released on 2010-09 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Effectiveness of Audit Committees in Developing Countries. There is a vital need to understand the implementation of the emergence of corporate governance, and specific aspects such as audit committees in developing countries such as Saudi Arabia. This area was characterised by the lack of empirical research. The purpose of this research is to explore the idea that establishing an audit committee is one thing but establishing an effective audit committee is another. Also, the significance of the research is its contribution to the literature in the field of audit committees' effectiveness that characterised by the lack of studies into this area. Iittle empirical research has been conducted to investigate the effectiveness of audit committees and the evidence collected to date is weak. Many authors claimed that yet very little is known about the actual effectiveness of audit committees. Consequently, the research into the effectiveness of audit committees within Saudi corporations seems to be useful to supplement the literature in this field.This book would be useful for students, practioners, and researchers. It presents the development of AC.

Download or read book The Composition and Effectiveness of Audit Committees of New Zealand Listed Companies written by Elizabeth Rainsbury and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 558 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Audit Committee Members Social Identities and Corporate Governance Roles written by and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This dissertation examines whether audit committee members’ social identities and related corporate governance roles are associated with the quality of monitoring performed by the audit committee. To guide my dissertation I develop a conceptual model of how audit committee members’ social identities ultimately influence the effectiveness of the audit committee. The model proposes that audit committee members’ professional experiences outside of the audit committee lead to expertise and the development of a social identity. The social identity provides audit committee members’ with internalized beliefs, norms, and expected actions that affect the corporate governance roles these individuals assume, and ultimately affect the quality of monitoring performed by the audit committee. Within this conceptual framework, I examine whether audit committee members’ social identities are associated with the quality of monitoring performed by the audit committee with two related investigations. First, I employ a field interview methodology and interview 26 audit committee members. Based on these interviews I identify four primary audit committee member social identities derived from professional experiences. I find that these social identities appear to influence how audit committee members view their role on the audit committee, perceive that they add value to management and shareholders, how strongly they identify with the company they serve and its management, and ultimately that they influence audit committee members’ judgments. In my second investigation, I employ an archival methodology to examine whether the four social identities identified in my field study are associated with the quality of financial reporting monitoring performed by the audit committee. Specifically, I examine whether the composition of Initial Public Offering audit committees is associated with the likelihood of an accounting restatement, a material weakness, or whether the company meets or just beats analysts’ forecasts. My results suggest that audit committee members’ social identities and related corporate governance roles do influence monitoring quality. Furthermore, the results imply that professional experiences typically associated with financial expertise do not provide similar levels of audit committee monitoring effectiveness. Together, my two investigations provide a deeper understanding of determinants of audit committee effectiveness that are not explored in previous research.

Download or read book Audit Committee Effectiveness what Works Best written by Catherine L. Bromilow and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Audit Committee Formation in the Aftermath of 2007 2009 Global Financial Crisis Volume II written by Zabihollah Rezaee and published by Business Expert Press. This book was released on 2016-07-08 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The audit committee has gained considerable attention in the aftermath of 2007-2009 global financial crisis. The audit committee’s role has evolved from a voluntary liaison between management and external auditors to the standing committee of the board of directors in overseeing all aspects of corporate governance, financial reporting, internal controls, risk assessment, and audit activities. This book addresses the determinants of audit committee oversight effectiveness, including their composition, independence, authority, resources, diligence, and activities. The book is organized into three separate volumes and each volume can be utilized separately or in an integrated form. The first volume consists of five chapters, which examine the relevance and fundamentals of the audit committees as well as the determinants of audit committee effectiveness. The second volume consists of nine chapters on financial, auditing, internal control, risk management, ethics and compliance, antifraud, and other oversight functions of the audit committee. The third volume consists of five chapters on the emerging issues of audit committees pertaining to evaluation, education, reporting, and accountability as well as audit committees of private companies, governmental entities and not-for-profit organizations.