Factors That Determine Independent Director's Existence on the Board of Directors: Evidence from Malaysian Listed Companies

The purpose of this paper is to study the determinants of the presence of independent directors on boards of directors. Based on the agency theory, we study the different factors influencing the nomination of independent directors. The tests were applied to a sample of 71 companies belonging to Burs...

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第一著者: Abdi, Mubarik Mohamed
フォーマット: Dissertation
言語:英語
英語
出版事項: 2014
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オンライン・アクセス:https://etd.uum.edu.my/4039/1/s812371.pdf
https://etd.uum.edu.my/4039/2/s812371_abstract.pdf
https://etd.uum.edu.my/4039/
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description The purpose of this paper is to study the determinants of the presence of independent directors on boards of directors. Based on the agency theory, we study the different factors influencing the nomination of independent directors. The tests were applied to a sample of 71 companies belonging to Bursa Malaysia Main Market from 2007 to 2009. Using an OLS data regression framework, the findings show that the, coalition control, leverage and CEO tenure determine the independence of the board from the management. The result indicated that when the part of capital represented on the board and held by the coalition of control is low, the presence of independent directors is more important. The presence of the independent directors is significantly and positively determined by the level of debt and CEO tenure. However, we do not find evidence of the influence of the ownership structure, Company size and CEO Duality.
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spelling oai:etd.uum.edu.my:40392023-01-18T08:40:24Z https://etd.uum.edu.my/4039/ Factors That Determine Independent Director's Existence on the Board of Directors: Evidence from Malaysian Listed Companies Abdi, Mubarik Mohamed HF5601-5689 Accounting The purpose of this paper is to study the determinants of the presence of independent directors on boards of directors. Based on the agency theory, we study the different factors influencing the nomination of independent directors. The tests were applied to a sample of 71 companies belonging to Bursa Malaysia Main Market from 2007 to 2009. Using an OLS data regression framework, the findings show that the, coalition control, leverage and CEO tenure determine the independence of the board from the management. The result indicated that when the part of capital represented on the board and held by the coalition of control is low, the presence of independent directors is more important. The presence of the independent directors is significantly and positively determined by the level of debt and CEO tenure. However, we do not find evidence of the influence of the ownership structure, Company size and CEO Duality. Restricted 2014-07 Thesis NonPeerReviewed text en https://etd.uum.edu.my/4039/1/s812371.pdf text en https://etd.uum.edu.my/4039/2/s812371_abstract.pdf Abdi, Mubarik Mohamed (2014) Factors That Determine Independent Director's Existence on the Board of Directors: Evidence from Malaysian Listed Companies. Masters thesis, Universiti Utara Malaysia.
spellingShingle HF5601-5689 Accounting
Abdi, Mubarik Mohamed
Factors That Determine Independent Director's Existence on the Board of Directors: Evidence from Malaysian Listed Companies
thesis_level Master
title Factors That Determine Independent Director's Existence on the Board of Directors: Evidence from Malaysian Listed Companies
title_full Factors That Determine Independent Director's Existence on the Board of Directors: Evidence from Malaysian Listed Companies
title_fullStr Factors That Determine Independent Director's Existence on the Board of Directors: Evidence from Malaysian Listed Companies
title_full_unstemmed Factors That Determine Independent Director's Existence on the Board of Directors: Evidence from Malaysian Listed Companies
title_short Factors That Determine Independent Director's Existence on the Board of Directors: Evidence from Malaysian Listed Companies
title_sort factors that determine independent director s existence on the board of directors evidence from malaysian listed companies
topic HF5601-5689 Accounting
url https://etd.uum.edu.my/4039/1/s812371.pdf
https://etd.uum.edu.my/4039/2/s812371_abstract.pdf
https://etd.uum.edu.my/4039/
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