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Governance, product market competition and agency costs: Evidence from the UAE
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Inderscience Enterprises Ltd.
, 2018 , Conference Paper)
Relying on two years' observations of 74 United Arab Emirates (UAE) listed firms, we examined the association between governance mechanisms (board size, audit committee, percentage of independent non-executive directors, ...
Factors affecting the voluntary use of internal audit: evidence from the UK
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Emerald Group Publishing Ltd.
, 2018 , Article)
Purpose: This study aims to identify the factors that lead non-financial companies listed in the UK to use an internal audit function (IAF) as a monitoring mechanism. Although the use of an IAF in the UK is voluntary, no ...
The association between firm characteristics and the quality characteristics of the internal audit function in the UK: An agency perspective
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Inderscience Enterprises Ltd.
, 2019 , Article)
This study investigates firm characteristics that may affect the IAF's quality characteristics: size, independence, methodology, and competence. Its motivation is that a firm's agency and economic costs can affect its way ...
Political connections, media coverage and firm performance: evidence from an emerging market
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Emerald
, 2022 , Article)
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of politically connected directors (PCDs), media coverage and their interaction on firm performance in an emerging market economy (UAE). Design/methodology/approach: ...