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contributor authorLee Chia-Jung;Wang Ran;Lee Cheng-Yu;Hung Cathy C. W.;Hsu Shu-Chien
date accessioned2019-02-26T07:30:37Z
date available2019-02-26T07:30:37Z
date issued2018
identifier other%28ASCE%29ME.1943-5479.0000593.pdf
identifier urihttp://yetl.yabesh.ir/yetl1/handle/yetl/4247475
description abstractThe control of corporate misconduct has become one of the most significant challenges facing society today. Every year hundreds of firms are prosecuted for illegal behavior. Although there is growing interest in corporate governance, there is minimal research on how it influences corporate misconduct. This study draws on organization economics and the strategic management literature to empirically investigate the relationship between board characteristics and firm misconduct. Using panel data on 45 publicly listed Taiwan construction companies between 25 and 214, the regression analysis revealed four findings of particular interest. First, multiple directorships have a U-shaped effect on illegal corporate acts. Second, experience diversity has a significant role in preventing corporate misconduct. Third, the impact of education diversity is positive and significant on firms’ illegal behaviors, implying that similar education background for directors could benefit corporate misconduct prevention. Finally, directors’ education level only has a limited effect, which may be explained by the characteristics of the construction industry.
publisherAmerican Society of Civil Engineers
titleBoard Structure and Directors’ Role in Preventing Corporate Misconduct in the Construction Industry
typeJournal Paper
journal volume34
journal issue2
journal titleJournal of Management in Engineering
identifier doi10.1061/(ASCE)ME.1943-5479.0000593
page4017067
treeJournal of Management in Engineering:;2018:;Volume ( 034 ):;issue: 002
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