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Corporate governance

2014

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Determinants Of Voluntary Board Remuneration Committee Formation And Composition, Pamela Kent, Kim Kercher, James Routledge Jul 2014

Determinants Of Voluntary Board Remuneration Committee Formation And Composition, Pamela Kent, Kim Kercher, James Routledge

James Routledge

This study provides evidence on factors that determine the voluntary adoption of corporate governance recommendations regarding remuneration committees in 2008. The findings indicate that remuneration committee existence is significantly associated with insider share ownership, institutional shareholding and change in CEO. Composition of the committee is significantly explained by independent directors and complexity measured by geographical segments (marginally). Other variables controlled for are growth opportunities, free cash flow, asset turnover, size, governance quality, debt levels, age and the presence of a big four auditor.


Redefining Internal Audit Performance: Impact On Corporate Governance, Razimah Abdullah Dec 2013

Redefining Internal Audit Performance: Impact On Corporate Governance, Razimah Abdullah

Razimah Abdullah

One of the preventive measures to situations akin to world financial crises increasingly forwarded is effective internal audit function (IAF) (e.g., Imhoff, 2003; Mohamad & Muhamad Sori, 2011). Internal audit, a component of corporate governance, continues to evolve due to changes in business strategies and requirements placed on it by legislators. The roles of internal auditors and audit committees (ACs), the key personnel in IAFs, are changing to a more value-added approach as business strategies move towards corporate sustainability and organisational excellence. Suggestions forwarded to improve the performance or determining the quality of IAF include effective involvement of ACs in …


The Role Of Professional Bodies In Malaysia: Supporting Good Corporate Decision-Making, Razimah Abdullah Dec 2013

The Role Of Professional Bodies In Malaysia: Supporting Good Corporate Decision-Making, Razimah Abdullah

Razimah Abdullah

No abstract provided.