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Area of Science:

  • Corporate Governance
  • Financial Markets
  • Business Management

Background:

  • Separation of ownership and operations in modern firms can lead to conflicts between CEOs and boards.
  • These conflicts can negatively impact listed companies' short-term performance and long-term development.
  • Boardroom backscratching, a form of collusion, exacerbates these governance issues.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To empirically examine the impact of internal control quality on boardroom backscratching.
  • To investigate how internal control quality affects agency costs and analyst attention.
  • To determine if internal control quality mitigates the risk of share price collapse.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized data from Shanghai and Shenzhen A-share listed companies (2013-2022).
  • Employed empirical analysis to assess the relationship between internal control quality and boardroom backscratching.
  • Examined moderating effects of management power and market competition.

Main Results:

  • Internal control quality significantly mitigates boardroom backscratching.
  • This mitigation is achieved by reducing agency costs and increasing analyst attention.
  • The effect is more pronounced in firms with less powerful management and high market competition.
  • Improved internal controls reduce the risk of company share price collapse.

Conclusions:

  • High internal control quality is crucial for curbing boardroom backscratching.
  • Strengthening internal controls enhances corporate governance efficiency.
  • This leads to reduced agency costs, increased analyst scrutiny, and greater market stability.
  • Findings offer valuable insights for listed companies and stakeholders to improve governance.