Disclosure on the internal control system as a monitoring mechanism: evidence from different institutional settings
Journal title MANAGEMENT CONTROL
Author/s Sergio Beretta, Saverio Bozzolan, Giovanna Michelon
Publishing Year 2011 Issue 2011/1
Language Italian Pages 25 P. 125-149 File size 762 KB
DOI 10.3280/MACO2011-001006
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The study addresses the issue of disclosure on Internal Control System (ICS) in the light of the agency theory. The autors posit that reporting to investors on the characteristics of ICS is an alternative governance mechanism that management enacts when other devices are not effective. Analyzing the disclosure on ICS of 160 European firms listed in four different stock exchanges (London, Paris, Frankfurt and Milan) over a three-year period (2003-2005), the autors found empirical evidence that ICS disclosure is a substitute for the monitoring role played by the ownership structure, institutional ownership, the proportion of independent directors sitting on the board and the proportion of accounting expert members of the audit committee. This study provides empirical support for Williamson’s (1983) substitute hypothesis among different governance mechanisms. This study offers insights to firms and practitioners on the relevance of making disclosure on ICS as a monitoring mechanism for investors.
Keywords: Corporate governance, Monitoring package, Internal control systems, Disclosure, Ownership structure, Board of directors, Audit committee
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Sergio Beretta, Saverio Bozzolan, Giovanna Michelon, La <i>disclosure</i> sul sistema di controllo interno come meccanismo di monitoraggio: evidenze empiriche da differenti contesti istituzionali in "MANAGEMENT CONTROL" 1/2011, pp 125-149, DOI: 10.3280/MACO2011-001006