The primary aim of this study is to provide a comprehensive measure of corporate reputation and examine the impact of corporate governance on the reputation of listed financial firms in the countries of MENA region. Using a sample of 96 financial companies listed on the stock exchanges of four...

This study aims to obtain empirical evidence regarding the effect of gender diversity on the board of commissioners, audit committees, and independent commissioners on tax aggressiveness, as well as the role of internal control as a moderating variable. The population is property, real estate,...

This study aims to prove the consistency of Agency Theory as a solution to explain the role of the influence of Profitability Ratio, Activity, company size, audit committee and Board of Directors on Sustainability. This study uses a quantitative approach with population and research samples...

Non-performing loans (NPL) for banking are a necessity but a frightening specter. A high NPL indicates a bank's failure to manage its business. The increasingly uncontrollable NPL with a net position of above 5% will make the bank a patient regulator in the category of banks under intensive or...

A board with high equality is expected to play a significant role in corporate governance. This study aims to examine the influence of impactful women directors on constraining the level of earnings management (EM). Impactful women director is a new concept examined by the study, where women...

The six components of the hexagonal fraud theory are represented in this study by external pressure variables, change in auditors, the nature of the industry, the CEO's dual role, change in directors, and political connections. Additionally, a statistical analysis is done to determine whether...

This study aims to examine the factors affecting the independence of audit committees (ACs) in the nonfinancial sector of Bangladesh. It is a quantitative study on 109 Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) listed nonfinancial firms from the year 2013 to 2017 producing 502 firm-year observations. Pooled...

After the emergence of financial scams like Enron, WorldCom and Toshiba, the researchers have emphasized the significance of the audit committee (AC) in curtailing the earnings management (EM). The role of the AC in financial reporting has received significant attention in accounting research...

Motivated mainly by streams of research that suggest industry expertise of audit committee (AC) is the best-qualification for directors, and that evidence on the value of this expertise is limited. This study examines whether AC financial expertise is associated with audit report timeliness and...

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)...