Information asymmetry and corporate governance mechanisms among UAE listed companies

• Main Authors: Bajrei, Saleh Salem Saeed, Lode, Nor Asma
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: HF5601 Accounting
• Online Access: http://repo.uum.edu.my/16441/1/22.pdf; http://repo.uum.edu.my/16441/; http://conference.ukm.my/IMAC7/IMAC7/paper/view/2307

This study uses the agency theory to systematically investigate the relationship between corporate governance mechanisms (i.e. board size, board independence, duality, board meetings, director’s ownership, and audit committee size) and the level of information asymmetry in UAE.The multiple regressio...