Determinants Of The Voluntary Formation Of A Company Audit Committee: Evidence From Palestine

• Main Authors: M. Hassan, Yousef, H. Hijazi, Rafiq
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Asian Academy of Management (AAM) 2015
• Subjects: HD28-70 Management. Industrial Management
• Online Access: http://eprints.usm.my/40029/1/AAMJAF_11%281%29_2015-Art._2%2827-46%29.pdf; http://eprints.usm.my/40029/; http://web.usm.my/journal/aamjaf/11-1-2-2015.html
• Institution: Universiti Sains Malaysia

Drawing on agency theory, this paper investigates the determinants of voluntary audit committee (AC) formation among non-bank firms listed on the Palestine Stock Exchange (PSE). We used the annual reports of nearly all non-bank companies listed on the PSE as well as the company guides issued by t...