Social capital and selection criteria of independent non-executive directors: some evidence from Malaysia

The overall purpose of this study is to explore and obtain empirical evidence on the selection criteria of independent non-executive directors INEDs) of Malaysian public listed companies, based upon social capital characteristics. Results derived from face-to-face interviews with 27 company directo...

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Main Author:	Annuar, Hairul Azlan
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Inderscience Enterprises Limited 2013
Subjects:	HF5601 Accounting. Bookkeeping
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spelling	iium-323542015-10-15T08:40:24Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/32354/ Social capital and selection criteria of independent non-executive directors: some evidence from Malaysia Annuar, Hairul Azlan HF5601 Accounting. Bookkeeping The overall purpose of this study is to explore and obtain empirical evidence on the selection criteria of independent non-executive directors INEDs) of Malaysian public listed companies, based upon social capital characteristics. Results derived from face-to-face interviews with 27 company directors representing companies listed on the stock exchange indicate that social ties with existing board members and directors’ reputation could be important antecedents in the appointment of potential candidates. Another social capital aspect investigated, director’s ethnic background, did not garner large agreed responses as a selection criteria. Directors from ethnic background different from the owners of the company were selected for their human capital attributes, as a legitimating device and as a means of linking the company to important external parties. In spite of this, however, those directors constitute a minority in terms of numerical representation on boards. Inderscience Enterprises Limited 2013 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/32354/1/IJBAF_-_Social_capital_and_selection_criteria_%28Published%29.pdf Annuar, Hairul Azlan (2013) Social capital and selection criteria of independent non-executive directors: some evidence from Malaysia. International Journal of Behavioral Accounting and Finance, 4 (1). pp. 54-73. ISSN 1753-1969 http://www.inderscience.com/offer.php?id=57360
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spellingShingle	HF5601 Accounting. Bookkeeping Annuar, Hairul Azlan Social capital and selection criteria of independent non-executive directors: some evidence from Malaysia
description	The overall purpose of this study is to explore and obtain empirical evidence on the selection criteria of independent non-executive directors INEDs) of Malaysian public listed companies, based upon social capital characteristics. Results derived from face-to-face interviews with 27 company directors representing companies listed on the stock exchange indicate that social ties with existing board members and directors’ reputation could be important antecedents in the appointment of potential candidates. Another social capital aspect investigated, director’s ethnic background, did not garner large agreed responses as a selection criteria. Directors from ethnic background different from the owners of the company were selected for their human capital attributes, as a legitimating device and as a means of linking the company to important external parties. In spite of this, however, those directors constitute a minority in terms of numerical representation on boards.
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author	Annuar, Hairul Azlan
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title	Social capital and selection criteria of independent non-executive directors: some evidence from Malaysia
title_short	Social capital and selection criteria of independent non-executive directors: some evidence from Malaysia
title_full	Social capital and selection criteria of independent non-executive directors: some evidence from Malaysia
title_fullStr	Social capital and selection criteria of independent non-executive directors: some evidence from Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed	Social capital and selection criteria of independent non-executive directors: some evidence from Malaysia
title_sort	social capital and selection criteria of independent non-executive directors: some evidence from malaysia
publisher	Inderscience Enterprises Limited
publishDate	2013
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Social capital and selection criteria of independent non-executive directors: some evidence from Malaysia

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