Monitoring by busy and overlap directors: an examination of executive remuneration and financial reporting quality

© 2016 Asociación Española de Contabilidad y Administración de Empresas (AECA). We examine the influence of multiple board directorships and boards’ committee memberships on three board supervisory outcomes: executive remuneration, external auditor opinion, and earnings management. The study uses a...

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Main Authors: Fernández Méndez, C., Arrondo García, R., Pathan, Md Shams Tabrize
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD 2017
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/76640
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author Fernández Méndez, C.
Arrondo García, R.
Pathan, Md Shams Tabrize
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Pathan, Md Shams Tabrize
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description © 2016 Asociación Española de Contabilidad y Administración de Empresas (AECA). We examine the influence of multiple board directorships and boards’ committee memberships on three board supervisory outcomes: executive remuneration, external auditor opinion, and earnings management. The study uses a panel of 122 non-financial companies listed on the Spanish Stock Exchange over the period 2004–2011. Our results show that firms with busy directors offer low executive remuneration and present a low probability of a qualified audit opinion. Furthermore, the results indicate that firms with overlap directors exhibit a higher probability of receiving a qualified audit opinion. Additionally, we find evidence that the overcommitment effects of busy and overlap directors are more evident for large firms. Overall, our findings suggest that busy (overlap) directors are beneficial (detrimental) to the monitoring capability of the board in the Spanish context.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-766402019-10-24T05:49:59Z Monitoring by busy and overlap directors: an examination of executive remuneration and financial reporting quality Fernández Méndez, C. Arrondo García, R. Pathan, Md Shams Tabrize Social Sciences Business, Finance Business & Economics Board Executive remuneration Busy directors Overlap directors Audit opinion earnings management QUALIFIED AUDIT OPINIONS EARNINGS MANAGEMENT CORPORATE GOVERNANCE FIRM PERFORMANCE COMPENSATION COMMITTEES ABNORMAL ACCRUALS CEO COMPENSATION BOARD COMMITTEES TOO BUSY MEMBERSHIP © 2016 Asociación Española de Contabilidad y Administración de Empresas (AECA). We examine the influence of multiple board directorships and boards’ committee memberships on three board supervisory outcomes: executive remuneration, external auditor opinion, and earnings management. The study uses a panel of 122 non-financial companies listed on the Spanish Stock Exchange over the period 2004–2011. Our results show that firms with busy directors offer low executive remuneration and present a low probability of a qualified audit opinion. Furthermore, the results indicate that firms with overlap directors exhibit a higher probability of receiving a qualified audit opinion. Additionally, we find evidence that the overcommitment effects of busy and overlap directors are more evident for large firms. Overall, our findings suggest that busy (overlap) directors are beneficial (detrimental) to the monitoring capability of the board in the Spanish context. 2017 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/76640 10.1080/02102412.2016.1250345 English ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD restricted
spellingShingle Social Sciences
Business, Finance
Business & Economics
Board
Executive remuneration
Busy directors
Overlap directors
Audit opinion
earnings management
QUALIFIED AUDIT OPINIONS
EARNINGS MANAGEMENT
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
FIRM PERFORMANCE
COMPENSATION COMMITTEES
ABNORMAL ACCRUALS
CEO COMPENSATION
BOARD COMMITTEES
TOO BUSY
MEMBERSHIP
Fernández Méndez, C.
Arrondo García, R.
Pathan, Md Shams Tabrize
Monitoring by busy and overlap directors: an examination of executive remuneration and financial reporting quality
title Monitoring by busy and overlap directors: an examination of executive remuneration and financial reporting quality
title_full Monitoring by busy and overlap directors: an examination of executive remuneration and financial reporting quality
title_fullStr Monitoring by busy and overlap directors: an examination of executive remuneration and financial reporting quality
title_full_unstemmed Monitoring by busy and overlap directors: an examination of executive remuneration and financial reporting quality
title_short Monitoring by busy and overlap directors: an examination of executive remuneration and financial reporting quality
title_sort monitoring by busy and overlap directors: an examination of executive remuneration and financial reporting quality
topic Social Sciences
Business, Finance
Business & Economics
Board
Executive remuneration
Busy directors
Overlap directors
Audit opinion
earnings management
QUALIFIED AUDIT OPINIONS
EARNINGS MANAGEMENT
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
FIRM PERFORMANCE
COMPENSATION COMMITTEES
ABNORMAL ACCRUALS
CEO COMPENSATION
BOARD COMMITTEES
TOO BUSY
MEMBERSHIP
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/76640