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Board Governance and Information Quality

In: Information for Efficient Decision Making Big Data, Blockchain and Relevance

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  • Bin Srinidhi

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In this chapter, I discuss how the information environment of a firm is affected by the functioning of the board. Independent opinion formation by directors, the richness of information that is brought to bear on board decisions, as well as inter-director communication, are essential for improving the information environment of a firm and the credibility that its disclosures instill in its investors. Specifically, I address board independence, gender and ethnic diversity among directors, and inter-director communication as factors that contribute to information quality. Because the incentives of directors are markedly different between family and diversified non-family firms, I discuss this aspect of ownership in the chapter. While board functioning is only one of the determinants of information quality, it is a critical one and therefore, an understanding of the board functioning and its links to information quality is of paramount importance.

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  • Bin Srinidhi, 2020. "Board Governance and Information Quality," World Scientific Book Chapters, in: Kashi R Balachandran (ed.), Information for Efficient Decision Making Big Data, Blockchain and Relevance, chapter 17, pages 493-524, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd..
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    Keywords

    Accounting; Decision Making; Economic Information; Stock Trading; Acquisitions; Mergers; Financing Reporting; Reliable Information; Company Decisions;
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    JEL classification:

    • M41 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Accounting - - - Accounting
    • A1 - General Economics and Teaching - - General Economics

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