Political connections, corporate governance and audit fees in Malaysia
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Article Title | Political connections, corporate governance and audit fees in Malaysia |
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ERA Journal ID | 19111 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Wahab, Effiezal Aswadi Abdul (Author), Zain, Mazlina Mat (Author) and James, Kieran (Author) |
Journal Title | Managerial Auditing Journal |
Journal Citation | 26 (5), pp. 393-418 |
Number of Pages | 26 |
Year | 2011 |
Place of Publication | Bingley, W Yorks. United Kingdom |
ISSN | 0268-6902 |
1758-7735 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1108/02686901111129562 |
Abstract | Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between political connection, corporate governance and audit fees in Malaysia. Specifically, it is argued that politically connected firms are perceived to be riskier and thus require auditors to undertake greater audit efforts which in turn lead to higher audit fee. Furthermore, it is also hypothesised that the demand for better corporate governance practices requires more audit effort exert from the auditors, and the demand for higher |
Keywords | corporate governance; auditor’s fees; politics; Malaysia |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 500102. Business ethics |
350102. Auditing and accountability | |
350101. Accounting theory and standards | |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Byline Affiliations | University of Science, Malaysia |
Multimedia University, Malaysia | |
School of Accounting, Economics and Finance | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q0w29/political-connections-corporate-governance-and-audit-fees-in-malaysia
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