Corporate governance and firm risk: evidence from Malaysian Shariah compliance companies / Aida Maria Ismail, Rabiah Ismail and Saliza Sulaiman

Ismail, Aida Maria and Ismail, Rabiah and Sulaiman, Saliza (2019) Corporate governance and firm risk: evidence from Malaysian Shariah compliance companies / Aida Maria Ismail, Rabiah Ismail and Saliza Sulaiman. In: ICAM2019 – International Conference on Accounting and Management. Faculty of Accountancy, Universiti Teknologi MARA Puncak Alam, Selangor, p. 108. ISBN 978-967-17038-0-9

Abstract

The financial scandals that have hit financial markets and caused significant losses to investors have mainly been attributed to some defects in corporate governance systems. Hence, good corporate governance practices are ensured through several structures and mechanisms that merge the conflicting interests of managers, in one side, and shareholders and other stakeholders, in the other, toward the value maximization of the firm. Apart from this, the study focuses on the relationship between corporate governance and firm risk in Malaysia. Hence, the motivation has driven to the objective of this study. Specifically, this study aims to investigate the corporate governance (CG) mechanisms (board independence, board size, existence of both audit and nomination/remuneration committees, CEO duality, and independence of board committees) that influence firm’s risk measured by cost of equity capital. The study provides several literatures on CG mechanisms, agency theory, and CAPM in order to achieve the objective designed for this particular research. In order to answer the research question and objective, this study employs a quantitative method (secondary data). The sample consists of 302 firms from Public Listed Companies traded in Bursa Malaysia which are practicing shariah compliance in Islamic Capital Market (ICM) from 2013 until 2016. The data were analyzed by using SPSS version 23 including descriptive statistics, correlation matrix as well as regression analysis to examine whether higher governance quality is associated with a lower cost of equity capital. The findings showed a mixed result between CG mechanisms associated with firm risk. However, the result is consistent with prior literatures in line with corporate governance and risk.

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Item Type: Book Section
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Ismail, Aida Maria
aida430@uitm.edu.my
Ismail, Rabiah
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Sulaiman, Saliza
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Subjects: H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > Corporations > Corporate organization. Corporate governance
H Social Sciences > HG Finance > Financial management. Business finance. Corporation finance
H Social Sciences > HJ Public Finance > Finance, Islamic
Divisions: Universiti Teknologi MARA, Selangor > Puncak Alam Campus > Faculty of Accountancy
Page Range: p. 108
Keywords: Corporate governance mechanisms; Firm’s risk; Cost of equity capital; CAPM; Agency theory
Date: 2019
URI: https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/44225
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