Impact of corporate governance mechanisms on non-audit service purchases.

• Main Authors: Chan, Esther Hui Ping., Goh, Hui Yen., Lee, Sze Hui.
• Other Authors: Sharma, Divesh Shankar
• Format: Final Year Project
• Published: 2008
• Subjects: DRNTU::Business::Finance::Corporate governance
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/8630
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This paper examines the relationship between board and audit committee characteristics and non-audit service (NAS) purchases. Our findings suggest that the presence of audit committee, its diligence and expertise have significant impact on NAS purchases. However, other audit committee characteristic...