Corporate governance mechanisms and unmanaged earnings: evidence from Government Linked Companies (GLCs)

• Main Authors: Mohammed Shawtari, Fekri Ali, Mohamad, Muslim Har Sani, Ab. Rashid, Hafiz Majdi, Salem, Milad Abdelnabi
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: VIRTUS INTERPRESS 2015
• Subjects: HF5601 Accounting. Bookkeeping; HG4001 Financial management. Business finance. Corporation finance.
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/45167/1/45167.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/45167/; http://www.virtusinterpress.org/Published-Issues-of-the-Journal,77.html
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

The aim of this paper is to examine the effectiveness of board monitoring mechanisms in Government Linked Companies (GLCs) in Malaysia. Mainly it focuses on how the introduction of the transformation policy, which emphasizes strengthening the board effectiveness, would lead to an improvement in the...