The role of the gender diversity of audit committees in modelling the quality of management earnings forecasts of initial public offers in Malaysia

• Main Authors: Ammer, Mohammed Abdullah, Ahmad Zaluki, Nurwati Ashikkin
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2017
• Subjects: HD28 Management. Industrial Management
• Online Access: http://repo.uum.edu.my/25801/1/GMIJ%2032%206%202017%20420%20440.pdf; http://repo.uum.edu.my/25801/; http://doi.org/10.1108/GM-09-2016-0157

Purpose – Presently, one of the major governance issues faced by management and shareholders of organizations is the gender composition of the boards of directors and audit committees. This study aims to examine the impact of audit committee gender on the accuracy of management earnings forecasts...