Agency problems, transparency, and choice of auditors : evidence from the Mena region

مقدم أطروحة جامعية

Tabine, Sonia

مشرف أطروحة جامعية

Faruq, Umar

الجامعة

جامعة الأخوين

الكلية

كلية إدارة الأعمال

دولة الجامعة

المغرب

الدرجة العلمية

ماجستير

تاريخ الدرجة العلمية

2010

الملخص الإنجليزي

This paper analyzes the auditor choices for a large sample of firms from the MENA region, i.e. Morocco, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Kuwait, and Bahrain.

We find that the choice to hire a big-four auditor relates to agency and transparency problems faced by a firm. Our results show that higher agency problems lead to having big-four auditor.

For example, lower payout ratios and higher ownership concentration leads firms to higher big-four auditors. This may be an attempt by firms to lower some of the agency problems faced by them.

Similarly, we also show that transparency variables, i.e.

operational complexity and informational complexity, also induce firms to higher big-four auditors.

Information of less transparent firms are hard to decipher and thus induce firms to have big-four auditors.

التخصصات الرئيسية

العلوم المالية و المحاسبية

الموضوعات

عدد الصفحات

29

قائمة المحتويات

Table of contents.

Abstract.

Chapter One : Introduction.

Chapter Two : Motivation and background.

Chapter Three : Data.

Chapter Four : Methodology.

Chapter Five : Conclusion.

References.

نمط استشهاد جمعية علماء النفس الأمريكية (APA)

Tabine, Sonia. (2010). Agency problems, transparency, and choice of auditors : evidence from the Mena region. (Master's theses Theses and Dissertations Master). Al Akhawayn University, Morocco
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-629433

نمط استشهاد الجمعية الأمريكية للغات الحديثة (MLA)

Tabine, Sonia. Agency problems, transparency, and choice of auditors : evidence from the Mena region. (Master's theses Theses and Dissertations Master). Al Akhawayn University. (2010).
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-629433

نمط استشهاد الجمعية الطبية الأمريكية (AMA)

Tabine, Sonia. (2010). Agency problems, transparency, and choice of auditors : evidence from the Mena region. (Master's theses Theses and Dissertations Master). Al Akhawayn University, Morocco
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-629433

لغة النص

الإنجليزية

نوع البيانات

رسائل جامعية

رقم السجل

BIM-629433