scholarly journals Audit Committee Characteristics and Quality of Financial Information: The Role of the Internal Information Environment and Political Connections

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (6) ◽  
pp. 273
Author(s):  
Omid Mehri Namakavarani ◽  
Abbas Ali Daryaei ◽  
Davood Askarany ◽  
Saeed Askary
Keyword(s):  
Audit Committee ◽  
Information Quality ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Entropy Method ◽  
Information Environment ◽  
Financial Information ◽  
Financial Knowledge ◽  
Political Connections ◽  
Internal Information

This study explores the relationship between audit committee characteristics and accounting information quality by justifying the role of the internal information environment and political connections under the theocracy state of Iran with syncretic politics. Using panel data of 558 firms from the Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE) for 2011–2016, we rank firms using Technique for Order Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution (TOPSIS) and entropy method for determination of the weight of evaluating indicators. The firms are positioned into high- to low-level political connections, and two proxies for audit committee characteristics are used: independence of audit committee and financial knowledge. Furthermore, three proxies are used for an internal information environment: earning announcement speed, the accuracy of earning forecasting and lack of financial restatements. Our findings show that there is a significant and positive relationship between the audit committee and financial information quality characteristics in high-level political connections, as well as between financial knowledge and financial information quality. Furthermore, the findings of this study suggest that the application of political economy theories could be appropriate for more inquiry.

IFRS Adoption and Audit Delay: The Role of Shareholders in the Audit Committee

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 325
Author(s):  
Ishaq Ahmed Mohammed ◽  
Ayoib Che-Ahmad ◽  
Mazrah Malek
Keyword(s):  
Audit Committee ◽  
Unobserved Heterogeneity ◽  
Value Relevance ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Delay Model ◽  
Corporate Reporting ◽  
Ifrs Adoption ◽  
The Difference ◽  
The Relationship

This study examined the relationship between audit delay after IFRS adoption and the role of shareholders in the audit committee as well as testing the difference of pre-and post IFRS adoption periods. A sample of 101 firms with 505 firm-year observations over five year period for firms listed on the Nigeria Stock Exchange was employed for the study, utilizing data from the annual report and accounts of the sample firms. Generalized Methods of Moment (GMM) estimation was used to check the effects of unobserved heterogeneity in audit delay model, while the test of difference in R2 value for pre-and post-adoption periods was determined using Cramer’s Z-statistics. Findings indicate that audit report lag is faster with shareholders in the audit committee. The study proved that brand named auditors such as Big4 can significantly perform faster audit task than non-Big4 firms in IFRS regime. The importance of the study’s findings demonstrates statistical inference on value relevance increase based on the unique IFRS adoption in Nigeria. Thus, regulators should consider increasing the tenure of shareholders in the audit committee to enable them to become more familiar with the corporate reporting under IFRS regime.

scholarly journals The Role of Political Connections on Family Firms’ Performance: Evidence from Indonesia

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 55 ◽  
Author(s):  
Iman Harymawan ◽  
Mohammad Nasih ◽  
Muhammad Madyan ◽  
Diarany Sucahyati
Keyword(s):  
Family Firms ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Least Square ◽  
Political Connections ◽  
Family Ownership ◽  
Ols Regression ◽  
Ordinary Least Square ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship of firms with family ownership and their performance in Indonesia and further examine on how political connections affect this relationship. This study used 933 samples from 413 companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) in the period between 2014 and 2016. Using ordinary least square (OLS) regression, the results shows that firms without family ownership (non-family firms) have better performance than firms with family ownership (family firms) in Indonesia. Furthermore, the findings also show that the performance of family firms significantly improve when the firms are affiliated with political connections. Our findings imply that establishing political connections in family firms will increase the performance of the firms.

The role of audit committee attributes in intellectual capital disclosures

2015 ◽  
Vol 30 (8/9) ◽  
pp. 756-784 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdifatah Ahmed Haji
Keyword(s):  
Intellectual Capital ◽  
Audit Committee ◽  
Financial Information ◽  
Policy Changes ◽  
Integrated Reporting ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Corporate Reporting ◽  
Reporting Process

Purpose – This study aims to examine the role of audit committee attributes in non-financial information releases, with a focus on intellectual capital (IC) disclosures, following significant policy changes, mandating the audit committee function in Malaysia. The study argues that, given the changing informational needs of stakeholders and the ongoing discussion on integrated reporting, the role of the audit committee should extend to ensuring the overall quality of corporate reporting. Design/methodology/approach – The study draws evidence from a sample of leading Malaysian companies based on their market capitalisation over a three-year period (2008-2010), a period subsequent to the recent policy changes. The extent and quality of IC information, as a surrogate of non-financial information, was measured and regressed against several audit committee attributes, such as audit committee size, independence, financial expertise and meetings, controlling the overall governance and firm-specific variables. Findings – The findings show a strong positive role of the audit committee function in the overall amount of IC information as well as all three subcomponents of IC information (internal, external and human capital). The results are robust to controls for the overall governance and firm-specific attributes as well as different measures of IC information. Practical implications – The results suggest that the role of the audit committee function extends to non-financial information communication such as IC. Policymakers in Malaysia should, therefore, build on the recent regulatory changes and encourage audit committees to ensure that the overall quality of corporate reporting processes include social, environmental, intellectual as well as financial capital of a firm. Originality/value – This study considers the role of the audit committee in the wider corporate reporting process – drawing attention to its potential role in the espoused integrated business reporting. It also challenges the taken-for-granted assumption that restricts the role of the audit committee function to the traditional financial reporting process.

scholarly journals PERAN GOOD CORPORATE GOVERNANCE DALAM MEMINIMALISIR TERJADINYA FINANCIAL DISTRESS

BISMA ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 36
Author(s):  
Wulan Maulidiss Sa’diah ◽  
Mohamad Nur Utomo
Keyword(s):  
Board Of Directors ◽  
Financial Distress ◽  
Audit Committee ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Managerial Ownership ◽  
Agency Conflicts ◽  
Good Corporate Governance ◽  
The Board Of Directors ◽  
Negative Effect

This study aims to determine the effect of managerial ownership, independent board of commissioners, board of directors, and audit committee on financial distress in banking companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange from 2015 to 2019. This research used the purposive sampling method with a sample of 41 companies consisting of 205 observational data. Data were analyzed using logistic regression. The results showed that independent board of commissioners and board of directors had a significant and negative effect on financial distress. However, managerial ownership and audit committee did not have a significant effect on financial distress. This study supports the agency theory, which states that the monitoring role of the independent board of commissioners and the board of directors can minimize the occurrence of agency conflicts in a company. Keywords: audit committee, board of directors, financial distress, independent board of commissioners, managerial ownership

scholarly journals Financial crisis and corporate governance: The role of internal audit in the Greek context

2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 45-55
Author(s):  
Andreas Koutoupis ◽  
Michail Pazarskis ◽  
Grigorios Lazos ◽  
Ioannis Ploumpis
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Financial Crisis ◽  
Audit Committee ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Internal Audit ◽  
Listed Companies ◽  
Athens Stock Exchange ◽  
Total Turnover ◽  
The Relationship

In this paper, our purpose is to examine the relationship between the role of Internal Audit (IA), Corporate Governance (CG) and the Audit Committee (AC) in the recent financial crisis in Greece and to investigate the contribution of IA to CG structures as well as its possible, the IA’s role during the financial crisis in Greece. Moreover, little research has been conducted based on the relationship between corporate governance and internal audit during the financial crisis in case of Greece. For this reason, we conducted a survey, using questionnaires, which were sent to the listed companies of the Athens Stock Market. Out of a total of 192 listed companies on the Athens Stock Exchange, the relevant questionnaires were sent to 100 companies. Those companies were selected firstly based on their total turnover and secondly due to the availability of information from company websites such as employees’ numbers and Internal Audit Department Structures. Our conclusion was that Internal Audit adds value to the organization and it can also help the senior management towards the accomplishment of the organizational goals.

scholarly journals Peran Dewan Komisaris, Komite Audit, Struktur Kepemilikan Perusahaan dan Perataan Laba Perusahaan Manufaktur

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (02) ◽  
pp. 213-229
Author(s):  
Kartini Soeharto
Keyword(s):  
Ownership Structure ◽  
Audit Committee ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Jel Classification ◽  
Income Smoothing ◽  
Manufacturing Firm ◽  
Checklist Score ◽  
Corporate Ownership Structure ◽  
Exchange Hypothesis

ABSTRACT This study aims to examine and analyze empirically the influence of the role of the board of commissioners, and audit committee, corporate ownership structure on income smoothing practices using the Eckel index, the influence of the role of the board of commissioners and audit committee is measured using the checklist score based on the characteristics of independence, activity, number of members and competence. The ownership structure is measured by the percentage of ownership. Control variables are entered into the model to neutralize the influence of unnecessary external variables. The sample is 135 manufacturing firm years listed in the Indonesia Stock Exchange. Hypothesis testing is done by logistic regression test. The test results show that the audit committee has a higher probability of practicing income smoothing, while the board of commissioners and ownership structure do not affect the income smoothing practice. ABSTRAK Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menguji dan menganalisis secara empiris pengaruh peran dewan komisaris, dan komite audit, struktur kepemilikan perusahaan terhadap praktik perataan laba dengan menggunakan indeks Eckel, pengaruh peran dewan komisaris dan komite audit diukur mengunakan score checklist berdasarkan karakteristik independensi, aktivitas, jumlah anggota dan kompetensi, sedangkan struktur kepemilikan diukur dengan persentasi jumlah kepemilikannya dengan menggunakan variabel kontrol untuk menetralisir pengaruh variabel-variabel luar yang tidak perlu. Sampel adalah 135 data tahun perusahaan manufaktur yang terdaftar di Bursa Efek Indonesia. Pengujian dilakukan dengan uji regresi logistik. Hasil pengujian menunjukkan bahwa komite audit memiliki probabilitas lebih tinggi untuk melakukan praktik perataan laba, sedangkan dewan komisaris dan struktur kepemilikan tidak berpengaruh terhadap praktik perataan laba. JEL Classification: M40, G30

scholarly journals The Role of Audit Committee of GCG in Increasing Company Value through ROA

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 15
Author(s):  
Ana Kadarningsih ◽  
Irene Rini Demi Pangestuti ◽  
Sugeng Wahyudi ◽  
Julia Safitri
Keyword(s):  
Intellectual Capital ◽  
Commercial Banks ◽  
Audit Committee ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Direct Influence ◽  
Return On Assets ◽  
Book Value ◽  
Company Value ◽  
Good Corporate Governance

This study determines the Good Corporate Governances (GCG) influence in increasing company value through Return on Assets (ROA). Good Corporate Governance factors used in this research are independent commissioner (IC) and audit committee (AC). Company Value factors used in this research is PBV (Price to Book Value). Sample of this research contains 23 conventional commercial banks registered on IDX (Indonesia Stock Exchange) in the period of 2014-2018. The method of data analysis uses multiple linear regression. The results show that the fastest variable to increase company value through ROA as a mediating variable is the audit committee. Independent commissioner does not influence on financial performance (ROA) and company value. Another variable that rapidly increases company value is the direct influence of intellectual capital on company value.

scholarly journals The moderating role of audit quality and firm size in the effect of corporate governance on related party transactions: Evidence from Indonesia

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 166-176
Author(s):  
Perdana Wahyu Santosa ◽  
Sovi Ismawati Rahayu ◽  
Zainal Zawir Simon ◽  
Martua Eliakim Tambunan
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Firm Size ◽  
Firm Value ◽  
Information Quality ◽  
Audit Quality ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Transfer Pricing ◽  
Complete Information ◽  
Related Party Transactions

This study aims to analyze the essential corporate governance determinants of related party transactions (RPTs) in Indonesia. Based on a hand-collected sample of three business groups of small, medium, and large-cap publicly listed firms on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) for 2013–2019, panel regression results find that foreign shareholders and firm size have a significant effect, at –2.402 and 0.248, respectively. The moderating model of audit quality shows that domestic shareholders, foreign shareholders, and firm size are significantly negatively associated, with –5.627 and –5.958 at 5%, respectively. Similar results show that foreign shareholders and independent commissioners significantly negatively affect related party transactions at –2.864 and –1.845, moderating the firm size at 10% and 5%, respectively. The moderation of regression results also indicates that audit quality and firm size tend to strengthen negative effects on the association between related party transactions and corporate governance. The moderation interaction confirms that audit quality will determine that domestic and foreign shareholders tend to increase the number of affiliate transactions. The interaction of complete information quality will force domestic and foreign shareholders to increase the role of affiliate transactions in creating firm value. The larger size of the firm, which is owned by foreign shareholders, will increase the intensity of cross-border related party transactions through the combined effects in the context of internationalization with a tendency of expropriation and transfer pricing practices, which can reduce government tax incomes. Acknowledgment We are grateful to the Ministry of Education, Culture, Research and Technology, Indonesia, for research grant No. 163/E4.1/AK.04.PT/2021, as well as the editor of the Investment Management and Financial Innovations journal, peer reviewers, and some colleagues for their suggestions, criticism and comments that significantly improved this paper.

scholarly journals Audit Committee and Earnings Management: The Role of Gender

2020 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 379
Author(s):  
Widya. A. Sudarman, Widi Hidayat
Keyword(s):  
Earnings Management ◽  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Audit Committee ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Risk Averse ◽  
Gender Theory ◽  
Reporting Process ◽  
Selection Of

This study has a purpose to investigate the effect of committee audit on earnings management. Using a sampel of companies companies listed in Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) 2013-2017. Results of this study shows that gender of audit committee significantly effect earnings management, it explains that female on audit committee are more careful and allow for discretion in terms of financial reporting. The results explain gender theory that women are more risk averse and ethical than men. This research provides new insights for management so that they can consider gender in the selection of committee audit to be appointed by the company with regard to the financial reporting process.

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