Legendary Beginnings The birth of Touchroad Group can be traced back to May 17, 2000 when Mr, He Liehui, the founder of Touchroad, boarded on a flight towards Ghana, with small amount money of US$700 and his big drea...Legendary Beginnings The birth of Touchroad Group can be traced back to May 17, 2000 when Mr, He Liehui, the founder of Touchroad, boarded on a flight towards Ghana, with small amount money of US$700 and his big dream of establishing a global company.展开更多
This article investigates the relationship between fees for audit and non-audit services with Tobin's Q. Using a sample of Brazilian public companies in the period from 2009 to 2011, we estimate the association betwe...This article investigates the relationship between fees for audit and non-audit services with Tobin's Q. Using a sample of Brazilian public companies in the period from 2009 to 2011, we estimate the association between Tobin's Q and the auditors' remuneration scaled by total assets. Additionally, to strengthen the conclusions, we present a second model with the remuneration of the auditors in absolute terms. The results suggest a significant relationship between Tobin's Q and audit and non-audit fees, positive and negative, respectively. Specifically, increases in audit fees and non-audit fees respectively increase and decrease the Tobin's Q of the audited company. The results of this study have important implications for those interested in good corporate governance practices. Managers and board members concerned with value carefully evaluate the remuneration and nature of services creation, when engaging independent auditors, should provided.展开更多
文摘Legendary Beginnings The birth of Touchroad Group can be traced back to May 17, 2000 when Mr, He Liehui, the founder of Touchroad, boarded on a flight towards Ghana, with small amount money of US$700 and his big dream of establishing a global company.
文摘This article investigates the relationship between fees for audit and non-audit services with Tobin's Q. Using a sample of Brazilian public companies in the period from 2009 to 2011, we estimate the association between Tobin's Q and the auditors' remuneration scaled by total assets. Additionally, to strengthen the conclusions, we present a second model with the remuneration of the auditors in absolute terms. The results suggest a significant relationship between Tobin's Q and audit and non-audit fees, positive and negative, respectively. Specifically, increases in audit fees and non-audit fees respectively increase and decrease the Tobin's Q of the audited company. The results of this study have important implications for those interested in good corporate governance practices. Managers and board members concerned with value carefully evaluate the remuneration and nature of services creation, when engaging independent auditors, should provided.