This study investigates the impact of corporate governance index and earnings management on firms' performance and makes a comparative analysis of the selected Islamic and conventional financial institutions in Pakistan for the period of 2005-2015. Data of 20 KSE listed Islamic financial...

We analyze the effect of committee formation on how corporate boards perform two main functions: setting CEO pay and overseeing the financial reporting process. The use of performance-based pay schemes induces the CEO to manipulate earnings, which leads to an increased need for board oversight....

In this paper, I examine the compensation contracts of German shareholder and employee representatives as well as the role of co-determined supervisory boards and the impact on earnings management. The supervisory board participates in the firm's decision-making, but also has the key fiduciary...

This research aims to develop a determinant variable of the Sukuk rating derived from agency and asymmetry theories. This research is essential because Sukuk or Islamic Bonds is needed in Indonesia, with 85% of its population out of 320 million people being Muslim. Many studies on the...

The performance of Shari‟ah supervisory board continues to be a matter of concern especially for Islamic banks across countries that have a different regulatory environment. This study aims to examine the effects of Shari‟ah supervisory board characteristics on Islamic banks‟ performance...

This study draws on agency theory and evaluates the effect of the remuneration structures of board members on earnings management, proxied by discretionary accruals. To achieve the objective, this study uses a multiple regression model and a hand-collected dataset of Portuguese-listed firms from...