Hamzah, Ahmad Husni and Zulkafli, Abdul Hadi (2014) Board diversity and corporate expropriation. In: International Conference on Accounting Studies (ICAS) 2014, 18 - 19 August 2014, Putra World Trade Centre, Kuala Lumpur.

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Abstract

This paper provides evidence on the role of board diversity in dealing with corporate expropriation of listed companies in Malaysia.Diverse boards become important tool in corporate governance by providing board heterogeneity and effective monitoring that would enhance boardroom discussion and promote quality governance in the firms in order to lessen the possibility of expropriation.This study makes use of women on board, foreign directors on board and board tenure to describe the diverse boards.Though there is a positive relationship between women on board and corporate expropriation, the result is insignificant.It is evident that there is a negative relationship between foreign directors and corporate expropriation.Meanwhile, board tenure shows an inverse relationship with corporate expropriation.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Additional Information:	Published in Procedia Social and Behavioral Sciences, Volume 164 (2014), ISSN 1877-0428 pp. 1-666. Organized by: School of Accountancy, College of Business, Universiti Utara Malaysia.
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Corporate governance; corporate expropriation; board diversity
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HF Commerce > HF5601 Accounting
Divisions:	School of Business Management
Depositing User:	Mrs. Norazmilah Yaakub
Date Deposited:	24 Mar 2015 03:12
Last Modified:	18 Apr 2016 00:50
URI:	https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/13438

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