Revisiting agency theory: evidence of board independence and agency cost from Bangladesh
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Article Title | Revisiting agency theory: evidence of board independence and agency cost from Bangladesh |
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ERA Journal ID | 8465 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | |
Author | Rashid, Afzalur |
Journal Title | Journal of Business Ethics |
Journal Citation | 130 (1), pp. 181-198 |
Number of Pages | 18 |
Year | 2015 |
Publisher | Springer |
Place of Publication | Netherlands |
ISSN | 0167-4544 |
1573-0697 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-014-2211-y |
Web Address (URL) | https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10551-014-2211-y |
Abstract | This study examines the influence of board independence on firm agency cost among listed firms in Bangladesh, which feature concentrated ownership and high insider representation on corporate boards. This study uses three measures of agency cost: the 'expense ratio', the 'Q-free cash flow interaction' and the 'asset utilization ratio'. The finding of the study is that board independence can reduce the firm agency cost only under 'asset utilization ratio' measure of agency cost. These findings are robust to several robustness tests. Furthermore, the non-linearity tests suggest that the benefit of outside independent directors is generally plausible as a factor controlling agency costs in the case of a medium level of board independence. Overall, these findings do not reject the validity of agency theory, supporting the Anglo-American orthodoxy promoting outside independent directors as good monitors. |
Keywords | agency theory; board independence; resource dependence theory; stewardship theory |
Contains Sensitive Content | Does not contain sensitive content |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 500102. Business ethics |
350799. Strategy, management and organisational behaviour not elsewhere classified | |
380109. Industry economics and industrial organisation | |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Byline Affiliations | School of Commerce |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q2749/revisiting-agency-theory-evidence-of-board-independence-and-agency-cost-from-bangladesh
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