Exploring the motives of appointing independent directors

• Main Authors: Abdullah, Shamsul Nahar, Zainal Abidin , Nor Hafizah, Abu Bakar, Intan Suryani, Ur Rahman, Anis
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: HF5601 Accounting. Bookkeeping
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/47509/1/47509.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/47509/; http://www.gcbss.org/pdf_files/Final%20Proceeding%203rd%20GCBSS.pdf
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

The aim of this study is to examine the views of chairman and members of nomination committee on motives in appointing an independent director in Malaysian public listed companies. Semi-structured interview was used and 21 directors were interviewed. The results indicate that independent directors w...