The Effects of Corporate Governance on Intellectual Capital disclosure

Document Type : Original Article

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10.22034/iaar.2013.104551

Abstract

tThe purpose of this paper is investigating the relationship between some corporate governance mechanisms and level of intellectual capital disclosure in firms listed on Tehran Stock Exchange during 1387-1389.In this regard,the influence of some indicators of corporate governance(board size ،board composition،CEO duality and existence of internal auditing) on level of intellectual capital disclosure(human capital ,internal structure & relational structure), are investigated by poison panel data regression for 120 firms listed on  Tehran Stock Exchange. Findings demonstrated there is not a negative significant relationship between number of directors and level of intellectual capital disclosure ( there is no significant relationship).There is a positive significant relationship between percentage of independent directors and level of intellectual capital disclosure, and a negative relationship between CEO duality and level of intellectual capital disclosure. There is not a positive significant relationship between existence of internal auditing and level of intellectual capital disclosure (there is no significant relationship).

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