TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effect of corporate governance (CG) mechanisms (board size, board independence, separation of chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) roles and external auditor type) on accounting conservatism in Egypt.Design/methodology/approach Archival data relating to CG and accounting conservatism are collected and analysed using multivariate regression techniques.Findings The findings indicate that board independence is positively associated with accounting conservatism. By contrast, board size and auditor type are negatively associated with accounting conservatism, while separating the chairperson and CEO roles has no significant relationship with accounting conservatism.Originality/value To the best of the author’s knowledge, this is one of the first empirical attempts at providing evidence on the relationship between CG and accounting conservatism in Egypt.
VL  - 18
IS  - 3
SN  - 1472-0701
DO  - 10.1108/CG-05-2017-0108
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/CG-05-2017-0108
AU  - Nasr Mahmoud A.
AU  - Ntim Collins G.
PY  - 2018
Y1  - 2018/01/01
TI  - Corporate governance mechanisms and accounting conservatism: evidence from Egypt
T2  - Corporate Governance: The International Journal of Business in Society
PB  - Emerald Publishing Limited
SP  - 386
EP  - 407
Y2  - 2024/04/25
ER  -