The Effect of Board Independence on the Information Environment and Information Asymmetry

The Effect of Board Independence on the Information Environment and Information Asymmetry

Our paper examines how the independence of a firm’s board affects its information environment (in terms of earnings quality, management forecast frequency, and analyst coverage) and information asymmetry among investors. We show that greater board independence leads to higher earnings quality, great...

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Main Authors: GOH, Beng Wee, LEE, Jimmy, NG, Jeffrey, OW YONG, Kevin
Format: text
Language:English
Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2014
Subjects:
Corporate governance
board independence
earnings quality
management forecasts
analysts
information asymmetry
Accounting
Corporate Finance
Online Access:https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soa_research/933
http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1267508
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Institution: Singapore Management University
Language: English

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