Multiple Directorships and the Monitoring Role of the Board of Directors: Evidence from Malaysia
Pelbagai Jawatan Pengarah dan Peranan Pemantauan Lembaga Pengarah: Bukti Malaysia

College of Business
Universiti Utara Malaysia
06010 UUM Sintok, Kedah, MALAYSIA.

hasnahk@uum.edu.my

College of Business
Universiti Utara Malaysia
06010 UUM Sintok, Kedah, MALAYSIA.

rohaida@uum.edu.my

College of Business
Universiti Utara Malaysia
06010 UUM Sintok, Kedah, MALAYSIA.

kamarun@uum.edu.my

College of Business
Universiti Utara Malaysia
06010 UUM Sintok, Kedah, MALAYSIA.

noriah@uum.edu.my

Abstract

This study aims to examine the relationship between multiple directorships and the monitoring role of the board of directors in Malaysian listed companies (PLC). The monitoring role is proxied by the percentage of directors’ attendance in board meetings, as attending meetings provides directors with resources about the management actions and assists directors to exercise their role effectively. The study uses a sample of 1023 directors from 134 companies on the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia (Malaysian Bourse) in year 2008. The results of the study show that the incidence of multiple directorships is low. Independent directors are found to have more multiple directorships. Directors with multiple directorships are older directors, have less director ownerships and are on boards with a high fraction of independent directors. Based on the 75% cut-off for the percentage of meetings’ attendance, the logistic regression suggests that no agency cost is associated with multiple directorships. However, the tendency to be absent from board meetings is associated with the high number of board meetings whilst the tendency to attend more board meetings is associated with the increase in age, tenure, and director ownership.

Keywords

board meetings attendance; corporate governance; director ownership; firm performance; Malaysia; multiple directorships; tenure

Citation

Kamardin, H., Abdul Latif, R., Taufil Mohd, K. N., & Che Adam, N. (2014). Multiple Directorships and the Monitoring Role of the Board of Directors: Evidence from Malaysia. Jurnal Pengurusan, 42, 51–62.

@article{kamardin2014multiple,
  title={Multiple Directorships and the Monitoring Role of the Board of Directors: Evidence from Malaysia},
  author={Kamardin, Hasnah and Abdul Latif, Rohaida and Taufil Mohd, Kamarun Nisham and Che Adam, Noriah},
  journal={Jurnal Pengurusan},
 

volume={42},
  number={},
  pages={51—62},
  year={2014},
  doi={},
  publisher={Penerbit UKM},
}

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