Effects of board independence and competence on investors' judgments.

• Main Authors: Lim, Shu Fen., Loh, Wanjun., Ng, Sin Li.
• Other Authors: Sharma, Divesh Shankar
• Format: Final Year Project
• Published: 2008
• Subjects: DRNTU::Business::Finance::Corporate governance
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/9539
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This paper uses an experimental approach to examine how corporate governance at the board of director level influences investors' judgments. Drawing on the agency and resource dependence theories of the board, we use board independence and competence as proxies for corporate governance effectiv...