Corporate governance and risk management : the role of risk management and compensation committees


Autoria(s): Tao, Ngoc Bich; Hutchinson, Marion R.
Data(s)

01/06/2013

Resumo

This paper examines the role of compensation and risk committees in managing and monitoring the risk behaviour of Australian financial firms in the period leading up to the global financial crisis (2006–2008). This empirical study of 711 observations of financial sector firms demonstrates how the coordination of risk management and compensation committees reduces information asymmetry. The study shows that the composition of the risk and compensation committees is positively associated with risk, which, in turn, is associated with firm performance. More importantly, information asymmetry is reduced when a director is a member of both the risk and compensation committees which moderate the negative association between risk and firm performance for firms with high risk.

Identificador

http://eprints.qut.edu.au/59735/

Publicador

Elsevier Ltd

Relação

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/18155669

DOI:10.1016/j.jcae.2013.03.003

Tao, Ngoc Bich & Hutchinson, Marion R. (2013) Corporate governance and risk management : the role of risk management and compensation committees. Journal of Contemporary Accounting and Economics, 9(1), pp. 83-99.

Fonte

QUT Business School; School of Accountancy

Palavras-Chave #140200 APPLIED ECONOMICS #150100 ACCOUNTING AUDITING AND ACCOUNTABILITY #150200 BANKING FINANCE AND INVESTMENT #Corporate governance #Risk management #Compensation committee #Risk management committee #Firm performance
Tipo

Journal Article