Conflict of opinion on accounting policy judgements: independence, knowledge and problem-solving ability of audit committees in Malaysia

Rita Anugerah, Takiah Mohd Iskandar and Zuraidah Mohd Sanusi

International Journal of Business Governance and Ethics, 2011, vol. 6, issue 4, 340-358

Abstract: This study employs a field experiment to investigate the effectiveness of audit committee monitoring role. The study relates three audit committee characteristics, independence, financial knowledge and problem-solving ability with judgements on conflicts of opinion between management and auditors on accounting policy. Participants are members of audit committees of public listed companies in Malaysia. Using a Partial Least Squares (PLS) analysis, results show that independence, financial knowledge and ability to solve problems influence audit committee judgements. Financial knowledge mediates the effect of problem-solving ability on the judgements. There is a need for a proper membership selection policy to improve audit committee effectiveness.

Keywords: audit committees; judgement; independence; financial knowledge; problem solving ability; accounting policy; corporate monitoring; Malaysia; membership selection; audit committee membership; corporate governance. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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