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The role of audit committee characteristics in improving the risk disclosure of companies examining the moderating role of audit quality

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  • Mohamed Samy El-Deeb

    (October University for Modern Sciences and Arts (MSA))

  • Yomna Alarabi

    (October University for Modern Sciences and Arts (MSA))

  • Amal Mohamed

    (October University for Modern Sciences and Arts (MSA))

Abstract

This paper examines the association between audit committee characteristics (ACC) and risk disclosure (RD) of firms, focusing on the moderating effect of audit quality (AQ). The importance of RD to investors and stakeholders is that such a practice offers a better evaluation of the overall risk profile of companies. Based on agency theory complemented by the resource dependence theory, this paper therefore suggests that effective audit committees have an effect of reducing information asymmetry while increasing audit quality monitoring capacities and consequently enhance risk disclosure practices. In this respect, the literature sources were reviewed, and a hypothetical framework was developed to test the hypotheses. The sample selection comprises 54 companies with non-financial companies listed in the Egyptian Exchange Market, EGX100, for the period 2018 to 2021, which amounts to 216 observations. According to the results, ACC, such as size and financial expertise, are significant for RD, while ACC relating to meetings and independence are less important for RD. The study further established that AQ moderates the relationship between ACC and RD, implying that the significant influence of ACC is stronger when AQ is high. These inferences are of essence to policy makers and companies in understanding the implication of ACC on RD and the relation to high-quality audits in improving the effectiveness of audit committees. It underlines the importance of audit committees in giving assurance about transparency and accountability in financial reporting.

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  • Mohamed Samy El-Deeb & Yomna Alarabi & Amal Mohamed, 2024. "The role of audit committee characteristics in improving the risk disclosure of companies examining the moderating role of audit quality," Future Business Journal, Springer, vol. 10(1), pages 1-20, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:futbus:v:10:y:2024:i:1:d:10.1186_s43093-024-00417-2
    DOI: 10.1186/s43093-024-00417-2
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    Keywords

    Audit committee characteristics; Risk disclosure; Audit quality;
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    JEL classification:

    • M14 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - Corporate Culture; Diversity; Social Responsibility
    • G32 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Financing Policy; Financial Risk and Risk Management; Capital and Ownership Structure; Value of Firms; Goodwill
    • O16 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Financial Markets; Saving and Capital Investment; Corporate Finance and Governance

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