Exploring the motives of appointing independent directors
The aim of this study is to examine the views of chairman and members of nomination committee on motives in appointing an independent director in Malaysian public listed companies. Semi-structured interview was used and 21 directors were interviewed. The results indicate that independent directors w...
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| author | Abdullah, Shamsul Nahar Zainal Abidin , Nor Hafizah Abu Bakar, Intan Suryani Ur Rahman, Anis |
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| description | The aim of this study is to examine the views of chairman and members of nomination committee on motives in appointing an independent director in Malaysian public listed companies. Semi-structured interview was used and 21 directors were interviewed. The results indicate that independent directors were expected to execute their monitoring role, exercise unbiased judgment in questioning decisions made and safeguard balance of power between the board and management. In addition, the respondents believe that independent director should utilize their capacity from related background, expertise and experience in board meeting discussion in addressing issues or risks and making relevant suggestions. |
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| spelling | iium-475092016-03-21T03:50:38Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/47509/ Exploring the motives of appointing independent directors Abdullah, Shamsul Nahar Zainal Abidin , Nor Hafizah Abu Bakar, Intan Suryani Ur Rahman, Anis HF5601 Accounting. Bookkeeping The aim of this study is to examine the views of chairman and members of nomination committee on motives in appointing an independent director in Malaysian public listed companies. Semi-structured interview was used and 21 directors were interviewed. The results indicate that independent directors were expected to execute their monitoring role, exercise unbiased judgment in questioning decisions made and safeguard balance of power between the board and management. In addition, the respondents believe that independent director should utilize their capacity from related background, expertise and experience in board meeting discussion in addressing issues or risks and making relevant suggestions. 2015 Proceeding Paper PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/47509/1/47509.pdf Abdullah, Shamsul Nahar and Zainal Abidin , Nor Hafizah and Abu Bakar, Intan Suryani and Ur Rahman, Anis (2015) Exploring the motives of appointing independent directors. In: 3rd Global Conference on Business and Social Sciences on “Contemporary Issues in Management & Social Science Research” (CIMSSR 2015), 16th-17th Dec. 2015, Nexus Hotel, Kuala Lumpur . http://www.gcbss.org/pdf_files/Final%20Proceeding%203rd%20GCBSS.pdf |
| spellingShingle | HF5601 Accounting. Bookkeeping Abdullah, Shamsul Nahar Zainal Abidin , Nor Hafizah Abu Bakar, Intan Suryani Ur Rahman, Anis Exploring the motives of appointing independent directors |
| title | Exploring the motives of appointing independent directors |
| title_full | Exploring the motives of appointing independent directors |
| title_fullStr | Exploring the motives of appointing independent directors |
| title_full_unstemmed | Exploring the motives of appointing independent directors |
| title_short | Exploring the motives of appointing independent directors |
| title_sort | exploring the motives of appointing independent directors |
| topic | HF5601 Accounting. Bookkeeping |
| url | http://irep.iium.edu.my/47509/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/47509/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/47509/1/47509.pdf |