标题:Examining the relationship between audit committee effectiveness and audit fees: An empirical investigation on companies listed in the UAE financial markets
期刊名称:Electronic Journal of Applied Statistical Analysis
电子版ISSN:2070-5948
出版年度:2019
卷号:12
期号:1
页码:263-276
DOI:10.1285/i20705948v12n1p263
出版社:University of Salento
摘要:This study seeks to understand the relationship between audit committee
effectiveness and audit fees. Prior literature suggests two perspectives to
explain this relationship; the first is demand based whereas a positive relationship
is expected, while the second is audit risk which propose a negative
relationship between the two variables. In order to test the relationship between
the two variables, data were collected from 64 companies listed in Abu
Dhabi Securities Exchange and Dubai Financial Market. Univariate and
multivariate analyses were conducted to test the hypotheses of the study.
Results showed that audit committee effectiveness has a significant positive
impact on audit fees. This result supports the demand based perspective
to explain the relationship between audit committee effectiveness and audit
fees. Also, a significant positive relationship is reported for number of meeting
of audit committees and audit committee members financial expertise
with audit fees.
其他摘要:This study seeks to understand the relationship between audit committee effectiveness and audit fees. Prior literature suggests two perspectives to explain this relationship; the first is demand based whereas a positive relationship is expected, while the second is audit risk which propose a negative relationship between the two variables. In order to test the relationship between the two variables, data were collected from 64 companies listed in Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange and Dubai Financial Market. Univariate and multivariate analyses were conducted to test the hypotheses of the study. Results showed that audit committee effectiveness has a significant positive impact on audit fees. This result supports the demand based perspective to explain the relationship between audit committee effectiveness and audit fees. Also, a significant positive relationship is reported for number of meeting of audit committees and audit committee members financial expertise with audit fees.