ترجمه مقاله نقش ضروری ارتباطات 6G با چشم انداز صنعت 4.0
- مبلغ: ۸۶,۰۰۰ تومان
ترجمه مقاله پایداری توسعه شهری، تعدیل ساختار صنعتی و کارایی کاربری زمین
- مبلغ: ۹۱,۰۰۰ تومان
Abstract:
This paper examines whether post-privatization internal governance mechanisms act in a complementary or substitutable fashion in determining auditor choice of newly privatized firms in the Middle East and North Africa region. We find that foreign ownership and board size are positively related to appointing a BigN auditor, while government ownership, board independence and CEO duality show a negative correlation. Moreover, we find that the effectiveness of the board of directors acts as a substitute to the effectiveness of ownership structure in choosing a BigN auditor. Our results suggest that better governance provide a better financial reporting quality of privatized firms.
4. Empirical Results
4.1 Univariate Results.
We perform univariate tests to investigate the impact of internal corporate governance mechanisms on the decision to hire a Big N auditor. Table 3 reports the results of our mean and median comparisons of our regression variables between the Big N and nonBig N sub-samples. As we note, the average of OUTS is significantly higher at the 1% level for the sub-sample of firms with a Big N auditor and suggests that firms with more outside directors are more likely to hire a Big N auditor. We also observe that the average of DUAL is significantly lower at the 1% level for the sub-sample of firms with a Big N auditor. This finding is also consistent with H3 and suggests that firms with CEO duality are less likely to hire a Big N auditor. However, the average of BS is not significantly for the sub-sample of firms with a Big N auditor, failing to provide a support for H1. In summary, our univariate results provide a preliminary evidence for the conjecture that firms that appoint a Big N auditor are characterized by less dual functions and more outside directors present in their board.