Exploring the motives of appointing independent directors

The aim of this study is to examine the views of chairman and members of nomination committee on motives in appointing an independent director in Malaysian public listed companies. Semi-structured interview was used and 21 directors were interviewed. The results indicate that independent directors w...

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Main Authors:	Abdullah , Shamsul Nahar, Zainal Abidin , Nor Hafizah, Abu Bakar, Intan Suryani
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2016
Subjects:	HD28 Management. Industrial Management
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spelling	iium-514732016-08-09T03:02:56Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/51473/ Exploring the motives of appointing independent directors Abdullah , Shamsul Nahar Zainal Abidin , Nor Hafizah Abu Bakar, Intan Suryani HD28 Management. Industrial Management The aim of this study is to examine the views of chairman and members of nomination committee on motives in appointing an independent director in Malaysian public listed companies. Semi-structured interview was used and 21 directors were interviewed. The results indicate that independent directors were expected to execute their monitoring role, exercise unbiased judgment in questioning decisions made and safeguard balance of power between the board and management. In addition, the respondents believe that independent director should utilize their capacity from related background, expertise and experience in board meeting discussion in addressing issues or risks and making relevant suggestions. Elsevier 2016-05-31 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/51473/1/16_Abdullah_et_al_exploring_motives_of_ID_appointment.pdf Abdullah , Shamsul Nahar and Zainal Abidin , Nor Hafizah and Abu Bakar, Intan Suryani (2016) Exploring the motives of appointing independent directors. Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 219. pp. 26-32. ISSN 1877-0428 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877042816300295 10.1016/j.sbspro.2016.04.028
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description	The aim of this study is to examine the views of chairman and members of nomination committee on motives in appointing an independent director in Malaysian public listed companies. Semi-structured interview was used and 21 directors were interviewed. The results indicate that independent directors were expected to execute their monitoring role, exercise unbiased judgment in questioning decisions made and safeguard balance of power between the board and management. In addition, the respondents believe that independent director should utilize their capacity from related background, expertise and experience in board meeting discussion in addressing issues or risks and making relevant suggestions.
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author	Abdullah , Shamsul Nahar Zainal Abidin , Nor Hafizah Abu Bakar, Intan Suryani
author_facet	Abdullah , Shamsul Nahar Zainal Abidin , Nor Hafizah Abu Bakar, Intan Suryani
author_sort	Abdullah , Shamsul Nahar
title	Exploring the motives of appointing independent directors
title_short	Exploring the motives of appointing independent directors
title_full	Exploring the motives of appointing independent directors
title_fullStr	Exploring the motives of appointing independent directors
title_full_unstemmed	Exploring the motives of appointing independent directors
title_sort	exploring the motives of appointing independent directors
publisher	Elsevier
publishDate	2016
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