Corporate governance and business performance: The moderating role of external audit quality

The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship of corporate governance attributes, i.e. board size, age diversity, risk management committee and internal audit function with the,business performance of the organisation. In addition, this study also examines the role of external audit q...

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Main Authors: Wong, Seng Foong, Yuvaraj, Ganesan, Pitchay, Anwar Allah, Hasnah, Haron, Hendayani, Ratih
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spelling ump-252122019-07-03T02:21:49Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/25212/ Corporate governance and business performance: The moderating role of external audit quality Wong, Seng Foong Yuvaraj, Ganesan Pitchay, Anwar Allah Hasnah, Haron Hendayani, Ratih HF Commerce The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship of corporate governance attributes, i.e. board size, age diversity, risk management committee and internal audit function with the,business performance of the organisation. In addition, this study also examines the role of external audit quality as a moderating effect in the relationship between corporate governance and business performance. The study adopted a quantitative approach and cross-sectional design where it used a sample of 120 listed companies in Malaysia for the year 2016. Data is collected based on secondary data which is annual report year 2016. The result shows board size and the existence of risk management committee are negatively significant related to business performance while the other variables such as age diversity and internal audit function do not have an impact on business performance. Unexpectedly, external audit quality does not play a moderating role in related corporate governance and business performance. The study contributes to the understanding of the relationship between corporate governance and business performance in the developing country. The paper also provides related insight for regulators, policymakers and investors of emerging markets such as Malaysia. The study is the pioneer to understand the relationship of the risk management committee to business performance and moderating effect of external audit quality. Penerbit UMP 2019 Article PeerReviewed pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/25212/1/Corporate%20governance%20and%20business.pdf Wong, Seng Foong and Yuvaraj, Ganesan and Pitchay, Anwar Allah and Hasnah, Haron and Hendayani, Ratih (2019) Corporate governance and business performance: The moderating role of external audit quality. Journal of Governance & Integrity, 2 (2). pp. 52-68. ISSN 2600-7479 https://jgi.ump.edu.my/index.php/en/volume-2-issue-2-july-2019?format=html
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Wong, Seng Foong
Yuvaraj, Ganesan
Pitchay, Anwar Allah
Hasnah, Haron
Hendayani, Ratih
Corporate governance and business performance: The moderating role of external audit quality
description The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship of corporate governance attributes, i.e. board size, age diversity, risk management committee and internal audit function with the,business performance of the organisation. In addition, this study also examines the role of external audit quality as a moderating effect in the relationship between corporate governance and business performance. The study adopted a quantitative approach and cross-sectional design where it used a sample of 120 listed companies in Malaysia for the year 2016. Data is collected based on secondary data which is annual report year 2016. The result shows board size and the existence of risk management committee are negatively significant related to business performance while the other variables such as age diversity and internal audit function do not have an impact on business performance. Unexpectedly, external audit quality does not play a moderating role in related corporate governance and business performance. The study contributes to the understanding of the relationship between corporate governance and business performance in the developing country. The paper also provides related insight for regulators, policymakers and investors of emerging markets such as Malaysia. The study is the pioneer to understand the relationship of the risk management committee to business performance and moderating effect of external audit quality.
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author Wong, Seng Foong
Yuvaraj, Ganesan
Pitchay, Anwar Allah
Hasnah, Haron
Hendayani, Ratih
author_facet Wong, Seng Foong
Yuvaraj, Ganesan
Pitchay, Anwar Allah
Hasnah, Haron
Hendayani, Ratih
author_sort Wong, Seng Foong
title Corporate governance and business performance: The moderating role of external audit quality
title_short Corporate governance and business performance: The moderating role of external audit quality
title_full Corporate governance and business performance: The moderating role of external audit quality
title_fullStr Corporate governance and business performance: The moderating role of external audit quality
title_full_unstemmed Corporate governance and business performance: The moderating role of external audit quality
title_sort corporate governance and business performance: the moderating role of external audit quality
publisher Penerbit UMP
publishDate 2019
url http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/25212/
http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/25212/
http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/25212/1/Corporate%20governance%20and%20business.pdf
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