The audit committee (AC) is an important mechanism within the corporate governance structure. Corporate misconduct and business failure have prompted greater scrutiny of the AC role. This study examines the effect of AC characteristics on disclosure, namely Islamic business conduct (IBC)...

Foreign direct investment (FDI) is viewed as one of the most crucial forms of capital inflows and significant drivers of economic growth in numerous countries. In particular, developing countries, emerging economies and countries engaged in the process of development have recognized the crucial...

This paper aims to investigate the effect of audit committee ethnicity, as part of the diverse cultures in Malaysia, on analysts' forecast accuracy. In addition, this study investigates further the interactions between the unique cultures in Malaysia and earnings management to determine whether...

This study explores the effect of internal corporate governance mechanism of Malaysian public listed firms towards firm performance. This study attempt to determine by using recent available financial data whether the internal corporate governance mechanism are expected to be effective in...

We investigate the relationship between audit committee characteristics, board diversity, and the propensity of committing fraud among Malaysian firms. Based on a matched-pair sample of 64 observations for the years 2002–2014, we find limited evidence to suggest that audit committee...