Culture, corporate governance and analysts forecast in Malaysia

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between Bumiputra (in reference to Malay indigenous race) directors, a proxy for culture and analysts forecast. In addition, the study investigates whether corporate governance affects that relationship. Design/methodology/approach –...

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Main Authors: Abdul Wahab, Effiezal Aswadi, Pitchay, A., Ali, R.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2015
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/24218
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author Abdul Wahab, Effiezal Aswadi
Pitchay, A.
Ali, R.
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Pitchay, A.
Ali, R.
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description Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between Bumiputra (in reference to Malay indigenous race) directors, a proxy for culture and analysts forecast. In addition, the study investigates whether corporate governance affects that relationship. Design/methodology/approach – The sample of this study is based on 664 firm-year observations from 193 firms during the 1999-2009 periods. The authors employ a panel least square regression with both period and industry fixed effects. The authors retrieved of analyst data from the Institutional. Broker Estimate System (I/B/E/S) database while the authors hand collected the corporate governance variables. The remaining data were collected from Compustat Global. Findings – The authors find a positive relationship between the proxy of culture, Bumiputra directors and analysts forecast error suggesting that cultural values influences the level of information in the Malaysian capital market.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-242182017-09-13T15:08:24Z Culture, corporate governance and analysts forecast in Malaysia Abdul Wahab, Effiezal Aswadi Pitchay, A. Ali, R. Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between Bumiputra (in reference to Malay indigenous race) directors, a proxy for culture and analysts forecast. In addition, the study investigates whether corporate governance affects that relationship. Design/methodology/approach – The sample of this study is based on 664 firm-year observations from 193 firms during the 1999-2009 periods. The authors employ a panel least square regression with both period and industry fixed effects. The authors retrieved of analyst data from the Institutional. Broker Estimate System (I/B/E/S) database while the authors hand collected the corporate governance variables. The remaining data were collected from Compustat Global. Findings – The authors find a positive relationship between the proxy of culture, Bumiputra directors and analysts forecast error suggesting that cultural values influences the level of information in the Malaysian capital market. 2015 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/24218 10.1108/ARA-03-2014-0033 Emerald Group Publishing Limited fulltext
spellingShingle Abdul Wahab, Effiezal Aswadi
Pitchay, A.
Ali, R.
Culture, corporate governance and analysts forecast in Malaysia
title Culture, corporate governance and analysts forecast in Malaysia
title_full Culture, corporate governance and analysts forecast in Malaysia
title_fullStr Culture, corporate governance and analysts forecast in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Culture, corporate governance and analysts forecast in Malaysia
title_short Culture, corporate governance and analysts forecast in Malaysia
title_sort culture, corporate governance and analysts forecast in malaysia
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/24218