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Do Level of Audit Committee Independence and Types of Financial Expertise Affect Corporate Voluntary Disclosure: Evidence for an Emerging Economy

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  • Hisham Kamel Madi

    (Islamic University of Gaza, Palestine)

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The aim of this study is report on the level of audit committee (AC) independence and different types of financial expertise and to empirically examine the effect of AC independence level and different types of AC financial expertise on corporate voluntary disclosure of Malaysian listed firms. Using multiple regression analysis on data drawn from annual reports of top 146 listed firms, the findings reveal that proportion of independent directors on audit committee, and totally independent audit committee members can lead to significantly a higher level of voluntary disclosure. Further, members with accounting expertise of AC are significantly associated with corporate voluntary disclosure. The findings of this study may be of interest to policy makers, regulators, shareholders and management as they could use them to understand and assess AC effectiveness and hence enhance the monitoring role of AC.

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  • Hisham Kamel Madi, 2022. "Do Level of Audit Committee Independence and Types of Financial Expertise Affect Corporate Voluntary Disclosure: Evidence for an Emerging Economy," European Journal of Business and Management Research, European Open Science, vol. 7(4), pages 14-21, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:epw:ejbmr0:v:7:y:2022:i:4:id:51483
    DOI: 10.24018/ejbmr.2022.7.4.1483
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