Audit committee and audit quality: An empirical analysis considering industry expertise, legal expertise and gender diversity

2021 ◽  
Vol 42 ◽  
pp. 100377
Author(s):  
Salem Alhababsah ◽  
Sina Yekini
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Analysis ◽  
Audit Committee ◽  
Audit Quality ◽  
Gender Diversity ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Legal Expertise ◽  
Industry Expertise

Gender diversity on audit committees and its impact on audit fees: evidence from India

2019 ◽  
Vol 32 (4) ◽  
pp. 568-586 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seema Miglani ◽  
Kamran Ahmed
Keyword(s):  
Audit Committee ◽  
Audit Quality ◽  
Gender Diversity ◽  
Audit Fees ◽  
Ordinary Least Squares ◽  
Audit Committees ◽  
Women Directors ◽  
Least Squares Regression ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Financial Expert

Purpose The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship existing between gender diverse (women directors) audit committees and audit fees. Design/methodology/approach The authors use a sample of 200 listed Indian firms over a four-year period (2011-2014). Ordinary least squares regression is used to assess whether and how the presence of women directors on audit committees affects the fee paid to the external auditor in India. To deal with the self-selection bias, the authors use a two-stage model developed using Heckman’s (1976) method. Findings The results show a significant positive relationship between the presence of a woman financial expert on the audit committee and audit fees after controlling for a number of firm-specific and governance characteristics and potential endogeneity with the propensity-matching score analysis. From the demand-side perspective of audit pricing, the results indicate that women financial experts on audit committees increase the need for assurance provided by external auditors. Using interaction terms, the authors find that women with financial expertise on an audit committee have a stronger association with audit fees as entity becomes more complex. Research limitations/implications The findings suggest that audit committees with women financial experts are likely to demand higher audit quality, ceteris paribus. Practical implications Gender of the financial expert is critical to the audit committee’s effectiveness. The findings of this study have implications for the composition of an audit committee in a firm. Originality/value This study contributes to the extant literature by examining the less-researched topic of the association between the women representation on audit committees and audit fees. It also offers further empirical evidence that will influence the debate on the importance of gender diversity in corporations.

scholarly journals Do Gender Diversity Recommendations in Corporate Governance Codes Matter? Evidence from Audit Committees

2020 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
pp. 173-197 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nigar Sultana ◽  
Steven F. Cahan ◽  
Asheq Rahman
Keyword(s):  
Audit Committee ◽  
Audit Quality ◽  
Gender Diversity ◽  
Positive Association ◽  
Data Availability ◽  
Audit Committees ◽  
Women Directors ◽  
Corporate Governance Codes ◽  
Limited Supply ◽  
The Impact

SUMMARY Motivated by two opposing views, the limited supply view and the discrimination view, we examine the impact of gender diversity guidelines on the strength of the association between the presence of female audit committee members and audit quality. The limited supply view predicts that the effect of female audit committee members on audit quality would decrease after the guidelines were issued because they increased the demand for women directors without a commensurate increase in the supply of qualified women directors. The discrimination view predicts this relation would increase after the guidelines were issued since some firms would have abandoned their suboptimal hiring practices that favored men over better qualified women, resulting in higher quality firm-director matches as opportunities for women increase. Consistent with the limited supply view, we find that the positive association between audit committee gender diversity and audit quality weakened after gender diversity guidelines were introduced in Australia. JEL Classifications: G38; M42; M48. Data Availability: Data are available from the databases cited in the text.

The impact of audit committee on real earnings management: Evidence from Netherlands

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-46 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sana Masmoudi Mardessi ◽  
Yosra Makni Fourati
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Earnings Management ◽  
Audit Committee ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Gender Diversity ◽  
Real Earnings Management ◽  
Financial Expertise ◽  
Relevant Topic ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The Impact

This paper aims to examine the effect of the characteristics of an audit committee on real earnings management in the Dutch context. Our sample is composed of 80 non-financial companies listed on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange during the period between 2010 and 2017. Four proxies are used to measure audit committee characteristics, namely, audit committee independence, financial expertise, gender diversity, and audit committee meetings. To test our hypotheses, we use a regression model to identify the influence of a set of audit committee characteristics on real earnings management after controlling for firm audit committee size, leverage, size, loss, growth and board size. Our analyses provide evidence that audit committee independence and gender diversity constrain real earnings management. Our findings also suggest that audit committee financial expertise reduces to some extent the likelihood of engaging in real earnings management. To the best of our knowledge, the Dutch context is not yet explored especially following the issue of the long-awaited new Dutch Corporate Governance Code in 2016 which has been updated for a long period in 2008. Therefore, corporate governance is a relevant topic in the Netherlands. This study contributes geographically to the Audit Committee and earnings management literature that examines another possible method, specifically, real earnings management.

Board characteristics, auditing characteristics and audit report lag in African Central Banks

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Henry Chalu
Keyword(s):  
Audit Committee ◽  
Audit Quality ◽  
Gender Diversity ◽  
Central Banks ◽  
Audit Report ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Independent Variables ◽  
Board Characteristics ◽  
Mediating Variables ◽  
Board Gender Diversity

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to examine the determinants of audit report lag in Sub-Saharan African Central Banks. In this case, the determinants were divided into two categories: independent variables and mediating variables. The independent variables, which were generated from board characteristics, included board size, board gender diversity, governor duality, audit committee size and audit committee meetings. The mediating variables were auditing characteristics and they comprised audit mandate, audit approach and audit quality.Design/methodology/approachThe study used data from 192 observations from African Central Banks' financial reports for the period 2000–2016. The data collected were analyzed using path analysis, whereby four regression models were run and tested simultaneously. From the analysis, the study determined total effects and then decomposed the total effects into direct and indirect effects.FindingsThe study results indicate that in the case of board characteristics, governor duality and audit committee size were found to have a positive influence on audit report lag. In the case of audit quality, only audit mandate was found to have a negative influence on audit quality in the Central Banks. However, the introduction of mediating variables increased the positive effect of governor duality and audit committee size, while also making board size and board gender diversity have a significant negative effect on audit report lag.Practical implicationsThe findings of this paper have implications for the practice and policy of the auditing and governance of Central Banks, which includes designing appropriate governance structures as well as proper auditing strategies.Originality/valueThis is the first study which has examined factors influencing audit report lag in Central Banks. Previous studies on Central Banks' governance have examined the independence and autonomy of the Central Banks, as well as their accounting. This paper extends prior studies by examining the effects of those factors. Another contribution is the study's application of auditing characteristics as mediating variables.

scholarly journals The Relationship Between Board Characteristics and Environmental Disclosure: Evidence from Turkish Listed Companies

2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 7-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Halil Emre Akbas
Keyword(s):  
Audit Committee ◽  
Gender Diversity ◽  
Annual Reports ◽  
Environmental Disclosure ◽  
Board Size ◽  
Independent Variables ◽  
Board Characteristics ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Board Gender Diversity ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract This study primarily aims to analyze the relationship between selected board characteristics and the extent of environmental disclosure in annual reports of Turkish companies, using a sample of 62 non-financial firms listed on the BIST-100 index at the end of 2011. The content analysis is used to measure the extent of environmental disclosure. Four board characteristics, namely board size, board independence, board gender diversity and audit committee independence, are considered as the independent variables that may have an impact on the extent of the environmental disclosures of Turkish companies. According to the results of the regression analysis, only board size has a statistically significant and positive relationship with the extent of environmental disclosure. This result implies that firms with larger boards disclose more environmental information than firms with smaller boards. On the other hand, the rest of the independent variables are found to be unrelated to the extent of environmental disclosure. The low degree of independence and gender diversity on the boards of the sample companies for the time period analyzed in the study could be one possible explanation for this result.

scholarly journals Pengaruh GCG Dan Karakteristik Perusahaan Terhadap Kecenderungan Mengungkapkan Kebijakan Anti Korupsi

2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 131
Author(s):  
Iriene Dyah Ayu Tirtasari ◽  
Octavianus Digdo Hartomo
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Audit Committee ◽  
Gender Diversity ◽  
Institutional Ownership ◽  
Total Sample ◽  
Company Size ◽  
Purposive Sampling ◽  
Transparency International ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Industry Risk

Corruption is still a serious problem in Indonesia. Based on Transparency International website, in 2017 was ranked 96 of corruption out of 180 countries in the world. This low score indicates that the level of corruption in Indonesia is still high. The objective of the study is to test and analyze the influences of good corporate governance (GCG) and firm characteristic towards the tendency to disclose anti-corruption policies in the company. Corporate Governance is reflected by four variables : board independence, audit committee competence, institutional ownership, and gender diversity on BoC. While company characteristics consist of company size and industry risk. Samples are collected from listed companies in BEI (Bursa Efek Indonesia) from 2013 to 2017. Sampling method used in this study was purposive sampling. A total sample of 1619 companies were used in analysis. This study used logistic regression analysis to examine independent variables on dependen variable. Results from this study showed that independent board member, and company size were significant and have a positive affect on anti corruption disclosure. Audit committee competencies and institutional ownership not significant to anti corruption disclosure. While industry risk was significant and negative affectt on anti corruption disclosure. Abstrak Korupsi masih menjadi permasalahan serius di Indonesia. Berdasarkan website Transparency International, pada tahun 2017 Indonesia menduduki peringkat 96 dari 180 negara di dunia. Skor yang masih rendah ini mengindikasikan bahwa masih tingginya tingkat korupsi di Indonesia. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk menguji dan menganalisis pengaruh dari tata kelola perusahaan dan karakteristik perusahaan terhadap kecenderungan mengungkapkan kebijakan anti korupsi di perusahaan. Tata kelola perusahaan dicerminkan oleh empat variabel yakni independensi dewan komisaris, kompetensi komite audit, kepemilikan institusional dan keberagaman gender dalam anggota komisaris. Sedangkan karakteristik perusahaan dicerminkan oleh ukuran perusahaan dan risiko industri. Sampel dalam penelitian ini adalah perusahaan yang terdaftar di Bursa Efek Indonesia (BEI) pada tahun 2013 hingga 2017. Pemilihan sampel pada penelitian ini menggunakan metode purposive sampling dengan total perusahaan sebanyak 1619 perusahaan. Penelitian ini menggunakan analisis regresi logistik untuk menguji pengaruh variabel independen terhadap variabel dependen. Hasil dari penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa independensi dewan komisaris, dan ukuran perusahaan berpengaruh positif terhadap kecenderungan mengungkapkan kebijakan anti korupsi di perusahaan. Variabel kompetensi komite audit dan kepemilikan institusional tidak berpengaruh terhadap kecenderungan mengungkapkan kebijakan anti korupsi di perusahaan. Sedangkan risiko industri berpengaruh negatif terhadap kecenderungan mengungkapkan kebijakan anti korupsi di perusahaan.

scholarly journals Audit Committee Effectiveness and Audit Fee among Listed Deposit Money Banks in Nigeria

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
Abdulrasaq Mustapha ◽  
Abdulrauf O. Isiaka ◽  
Kudirat A. Babatunde
Keyword(s):  
Audit Committee ◽  
Banking Sector ◽  
Audit Quality ◽  
Random Effect ◽  
Gender Diversity ◽  
Audit Committees ◽  
Annual Reports ◽  
P Value ◽  
Ex Post ◽  
Audit Fee

The persistent cases of corporate accounting scandals which have rocked the Nigerian banking sector in spite of auditor certification of financial statements as free from material error have raised concern not only on the effectiveness of audit committees but also on audit services despite the huge amount charged on their clients. Hence, this study examined the effect of audit committee effectiveness on audit fee of listed deposit money banks in Nigeria. Using an ex-post facto research design, the data sourced through the annual reports of twelve (12) banks for the period between 2012 and 2018 were analysed using random-effect regression analysis. The result of the study revealed that audit committee effectiveness proxy with audit committee audit committee expertise (t-value =3.22 & p-value = 0.000), audit committee diligence (t-value = 3.57, & p-value = 0.000) and audit committee gender diversity (t-value = 3.85 & p-value =0.000) has significant positive effect on audit fee of listed deposit money banks in Nigeria. This implies that an effective audit committee would demand for high audit quality service from the auditor, thereby increasing the audit efforts and time which subsequently result to higher audit fee. The study concluded that an effective audit committee would demand high audit service from the external auditor thereby ensuring that the financial statement published is relevant and of faithful representation.

scholarly journals AUDIT COMMITTEE ATTRIBUTES AND AUDITOR BRAND NAME OF LISTED COMPANIES IN NIGERIA

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hussaini Bala ◽  
Noor Afza Amran ◽  
Hasnah Shaari
Keyword(s):  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Audit Committee ◽  
Audit Quality ◽  
Committee Member ◽  
Gender Diversity ◽  
Reporting Quality ◽  
Annual Reports ◽  
Stock Ownership ◽  
Brand Name ◽  
Legal Expert

This paper examines the effect of audit committee attributes on auditor brand name proxy by the Big 4. The study utilizes 88 listed firms in Nigeria through 440 firm-year observations ranging between the years 2012 to 2016. The data for the study were extracted from the firms’ annual reports and Thompson Reuters DataStream. A panel logistic regression was employed to estimate the model of the study. Consistent with complementary hypothesis the findings demonstrate that audit committee attributes (audit committee independence, audit committee financial accounting experts, audit committee legal expert, female audit committee member and audit committee stock ownership) are positively related to auditor brand name. The findings also support the substitution hypothesis perspectives by revealing an inverse relationship between audit committee meetings, audit committee tenure, audit committee chair and auditor brand name. Our findings offer an initial insight on the effect of audit committee legal expert, and audit committee stock ownership on auditor brand name. Thus, the findings can benefit existing and prospective shareholders who are the direct users of financial reports. This study can also help policy-makers and regulators by allowing them to better recognize the importance of these distinctive audit committee attributes in enhancing the quality of audits, which is one of the most vital elements of improving financial reporting quality. Keywords:Audit committee, Audit quality, Audit size, Gender diversity, Ownership

scholarly journals AUDIT COMMITTEE CHARACTERISTICS AND SUSTAINABILITY PERFORMANCE IN NIGERIAN LISTED BANKS

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 469-476
Author(s):  
Alex Adegboye ◽  
Stephen Ojeka ◽  
Oluwaseyi Alabi ◽  
Udochukwu Alo ◽  
Adenike Aina
Keyword(s):  
Audit Committee ◽  
Gender Diversity ◽  
Reporting Quality ◽  
Sustainability Reporting ◽  
Regression Estimator ◽  
Sustainability Performance ◽  
Relative Contribution ◽  
Sustainability Disclosure ◽  
Effect Regression ◽  
And Gender

This study investigates the influence of audit committee characteristics on the sustainability disclosure among the Nigerian listed banks. Using the Fixed Effect regression estimator of panel data for ten (10) listed banks in Nigeria over the period of 2014–2016, the result shows that the influence of audit committee independence and gender diversity of audit committee are significantly positive on the sustainability disclosure. However, the audit committee magnitude has a negative and significant influence on the sustainability disclosure. This paper is unique as we consider the importance of the gender diversity of the committee given its relative contribution to sustainability reporting quality. This study tends to provide insights on sustainability reporting and assist stakeholders in emphasizing on the importance of sustainability disclosure through the audit committee oversight.

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