Do external auditors perform a corporate governance role in emerging markets? Evidence from East Asia / Joseph P. H. Fan and T.J. Wong

Fan, Joseph P. H. and Wong, T.J. (2003) Do external auditors perform a corporate governance role in emerging markets? Evidence from East Asia / Joseph P. H. Fan and T.J. Wong. Malaysian Accounting Review, 2 (1). pp. 13-45. ISSN 1675-4077

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Abstract

In emerging markets, the concentration of corporate ownership has created agency conflicts between controlling owners and minority shareholders, which are difficult to mitigate through conventional corporate control mechanisms such as boards of directors and takeovers. This study examines whether external independent auditors could be employed as monitors and as bonding mechanisms to alleviate these agency conflicts. Using a broad sample of firms
from eight East Asian economies, we document that firms are more likely to employ Big Five auditors when they are subject to the agency problem imbedded in their ownership structure. In addition, among East Asian auditees subject to
the agency problem, Big Five auditors charge a higher fee and set a lower audit modification threshold while non-Big Five auditors do not. Taken together, this evidence suggests that Big Five auditors in emerging markets do have a corporate governance role.

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Item Type: Article
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Fan, Joseph P. H.
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Wong, T.J.
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Subjects: H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > Corporations > Corporate organization. Corporate governance > Malaysia
H Social Sciences > HF Commerce > Accounting. Bookkeeping > Accountants
H Social Sciences > HF Commerce > Accounting. Bookkeeping > Managerial accounting
Divisions: Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam > Accounting Research Institute (ARI)
Journal or Publication Title: Malaysian Accounting Review
UiTM Journal Collections: UiTM Journal > Management & Accounting Review (MAR)
ISSN: 1675-4077
Volume: 2
Number: 1
Page Range: pp. 13-45
Keywords: Emerging markets, corporate ownership, conventional corporate, shareholders
Date: 2003
URI: https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/13684
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