The risk of board composition on auditor's risk assessment in Nigeria / Salau Abdulmalik Olarinoye and Ayoib Che Ahmad

This study examines the link between outside directors and audit fees. The study used data from 94 non-financial-listed companies on the Nigerian Stock Exchange from 2008 to 2013. The study used cross-sectional time-series feasible generalized least squares (FGLS) regression, which explains heterosc...

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Main Authors: Abdulmalik Olarinoye, Salau, Che Ahmad, Ayoib
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Language:English
Published: Accounting Research Institute (ARI) and UiTM Press, Universiti Teknologi MARA 2016
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Online Access:https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/29971/
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description This study examines the link between outside directors and audit fees. The study used data from 94 non-financial-listed companies on the Nigerian Stock Exchange from 2008 to 2013. The study used cross-sectional time-series feasible generalized least squares (FGLS) regression, which explains heteroscedasticity and autocorrelation in testing the effect of non-independent non-executive directors and independent non-executive directors on auditor pricing decisions in Nigeria. Our result indicates that the proportion of non-independent non-executive directors on boards has a negative relationship with audit fees, whereas the proportion of independent non-executive directors has a positive relationship with audit fees. Further analysis reveals that block shareholding moderates the effect between outside directors and audit fees. These findings have both policy and practical implications on corporate governance. For instance, future regulatory reforms can consider collaborative board models instead of the insistence on more independent director presence in the boardroom.
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spelling uitm-299712022-07-05T06:14:04Z https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/29971/ The risk of board composition on auditor's risk assessment in Nigeria / Salau Abdulmalik Olarinoye and Ayoib Che Ahmad apmaj Abdulmalik Olarinoye, Salau Che Ahmad, Ayoib Risk management. Risk in industry. Operational risk Auditing. Auditors This study examines the link between outside directors and audit fees. The study used data from 94 non-financial-listed companies on the Nigerian Stock Exchange from 2008 to 2013. The study used cross-sectional time-series feasible generalized least squares (FGLS) regression, which explains heteroscedasticity and autocorrelation in testing the effect of non-independent non-executive directors and independent non-executive directors on auditor pricing decisions in Nigeria. Our result indicates that the proportion of non-independent non-executive directors on boards has a negative relationship with audit fees, whereas the proportion of independent non-executive directors has a positive relationship with audit fees. Further analysis reveals that block shareholding moderates the effect between outside directors and audit fees. These findings have both policy and practical implications on corporate governance. For instance, future regulatory reforms can consider collaborative board models instead of the insistence on more independent director presence in the boardroom. Accounting Research Institute (ARI) and UiTM Press, Universiti Teknologi MARA 2016-12 Article PeerReviewed text en https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/29971/1/29971.pdf Abdulmalik Olarinoye, Salau and Che Ahmad, Ayoib (2016) The risk of board composition on auditor's risk assessment in Nigeria / Salau Abdulmalik Olarinoye and Ayoib Che Ahmad. (2016) Asia-Pacific Management Accounting Journal (APMAJ) <https://ir.uitm.edu.my/view/publication/Asia-Pacific_Management_Accounting_Journal_=28APMAJ=29.html>, 11 (2). pp. 107-127. ISSN 2550-1631 https://apmaj.uitm.edu.my/index.php/archive
spellingShingle Risk management. Risk in industry. Operational risk
Auditing. Auditors
Abdulmalik Olarinoye, Salau
Che Ahmad, Ayoib
The risk of board composition on auditor's risk assessment in Nigeria / Salau Abdulmalik Olarinoye and Ayoib Che Ahmad
title The risk of board composition on auditor's risk assessment in Nigeria / Salau Abdulmalik Olarinoye and Ayoib Che Ahmad
title_full The risk of board composition on auditor's risk assessment in Nigeria / Salau Abdulmalik Olarinoye and Ayoib Che Ahmad
title_fullStr The risk of board composition on auditor's risk assessment in Nigeria / Salau Abdulmalik Olarinoye and Ayoib Che Ahmad
title_full_unstemmed The risk of board composition on auditor's risk assessment in Nigeria / Salau Abdulmalik Olarinoye and Ayoib Che Ahmad
title_short The risk of board composition on auditor's risk assessment in Nigeria / Salau Abdulmalik Olarinoye and Ayoib Che Ahmad
title_sort risk of board composition on auditor's risk assessment in nigeria / salau abdulmalik olarinoye and ayoib che ahmad
topic Risk management. Risk in industry. Operational risk
Auditing. Auditors
url https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/29971/
https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/29971/