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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Main Author:	Abdi, Mubarik Mohamed
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English English
Published:	2014
Subjects:	HF5601-5689 Accounting
Online Access:	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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