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http://dx.doi.org/10.13106/jafeb.2021.vol8.no2.0243

The Effect of Board of Directors and CEO on Audit Quality: Evidence from Listed Manufacturing Firms in Jordan  

ALAWAQLEH, Qasim Ahmad (Accounting Department, College of Business, Philadelphia University)
ALMASRIA, Nashat Ali (Accounting Department, College of Business, Philadelphia University)
ALSAWALHAH, Jafer Maroof (Accounting Department, College of Business, Philadelphia University)
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The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business / v.8, no.2, 2021 , pp. 243-253 More about this Journal
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This study aims to examine (1) the association between the chief executive officer tenure and audit quality, (2) the relationship between chief executive officer duality and audit quality, (3) the association between board independence and audit quality, (4) the relationship between board size and audit quality, and (5) the role of controlling variables (client size, leverage debt, and business complexity) in controlling these relationships. The research sample includes 325 financial reports from manufacturing firms listed in Amman Stock exchange over the 2014-2018 period. The study relationships are tested by using logistic regression. The results revealed a negative relationship, but not significant between CEO tenure and independent directors with audit quality. In addition, the results showed there is a negative effect of CEO duality on audit quality; also the results revealed that there is a statistically significant effect on the board of directors (board size) on the AQ. In general, the coefficient estimates of controlling variables show that client size and leverage debt positively affect audit quality, and on the contrary, business complexity has an insignificant positive relationship with audit quality. The summary of the study findings play an active role to external auditor opinion on business practice in towered the corporate governance system.
Keywords
Audit Quality; Corporate Governance; Chief Executive Officer Tenure; Chief Executive Officer Duality; Board Independence; Board Size;
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