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, analyst coverage, and information asymmetry among investors. Using board connections (defined as the fraction of directors who also sit on at lea...

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Main Authors: NG, Jeffrey, GOH, Beng Wee, OW YONG, Kevin
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Language:English
Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2012
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Online Access:https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soa_research/1006
http://aaahq.org/AM2012/abstract.cfm?submissionID=1916
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Institution: Singapore Management University
Language: English

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