Decision is best implemented using the social power. Social power exists in everywhere and needs for every organization actor. As an independent governance mechanism, Audit Committee (AC) needs social power to achieve the desired governance outcome. However, study of the social power which...

Purpose –The purpose of this paper is to examine the association between audit committee characteristics and a firm’s ability to guide analysts’ forecasts downward to meet or beat earnings benchmarks. Design/methodology/approach – The authors expect that a more effective audit committee...

The Sarbanes–Oxley act (SOX) was enacted to strengthen corporate governance practices in the United States; since SOX enactment, the audit committee has received increasing emphasis in accounting research. The main objective of this study is to review and synthesize the growing volume of audit...