Director Networks, Political Connections, and Earnings Quality in Malaysia

• Main Authors: Effiezal Aswadi Abdul Wahab, -, Mohd Faizal Jamaludin, -, Dian Agustia, -, Iman Harymawan, -
• Format: Article PeerReviewed
• Language: English; Indonesian; Indonesian; English
• Published: Cambridge University Press 2020
• Subjects: H Social Sciences; HF Commerce; HF5546-5548.6 Office management; HS2301-2460.7 Political and "patriotic" societies
• Online Access: https://repository.unair.ac.id/110210/8/Iman%20Harymawan_Artikel107_Director%20Networks.pdf; https://repository.unair.ac.id/110210/2/Dian%20Agustia_PeerReview012.pdf; https://repository.unair.ac.id/110210/6/Iman%20Harymawan_Peer%20Review107.pdf; https://repository.unair.ac.id/110210/7/Iman%20H_Similarity107_director%20networks.pdf; https://repository.unair.ac.id/110210/; https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/management-and-organization-review/article/director-networks-political-connections-and-earnings-quality-in-malaysia/F09A7E2C52427BE1CFC0AFA6848F8AAE; https://doi.org/10.1017/mor.2020.26
• Institution: Universitas Airlangga

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 siz...