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Director Networks, Political Connections, and Earnings Quality in Malaysia

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  • Abdul Wahab, Effiezal Aswadi
  • Jamaludin, Mohd Faizal
  • Agustia, Dian
  • Harymawan, Iman

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This article investigates the relationship between director networks and earnings quality in Malaysia. Using data on 4,416 individual directors who served on the boards of 745 firms listed on Bursa, Malaysia during 2011, we map the entire network of directors and generate measures to reflect the size and quality of information within the network. We find a negative and significant relationship between the overall connectedness of a director's network and the firm's earnings quality. In addition, we find a negative and significant relationship between the political connectedness of the director's network and earnings quality. Our results are robust for different measures of earnings quality.

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  • Abdul Wahab, Effiezal Aswadi & Jamaludin, Mohd Faizal & Agustia, Dian & Harymawan, Iman, 2020. "Director Networks, Political Connections, and Earnings Quality in Malaysia," Management and Organization Review, Cambridge University Press, vol. 16(3), pages 687-724, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:maorev:v:16:y:2020:i:3:p:687-724_15
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    1. Fawad Rauf & Cosmina L. Voinea & Khwaja Naveed & Cosmin Fratostiteanu, 2021. "CSR Disclosure: Effects of Political Ties, Executive Turnover and Shareholder Equity. Evidence from China," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(7), pages 1-18, March.

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