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This paper investigates the relationship between intellectual capital disclosure and corporate governance variables, controlling for other firm-specific characteristics, for a sample of 100 UK listed firms. Intellectual capital disclosure is measured by a disclosure index score, supported by word count and percentage of word count metrics to assess the variety, volume and focus of intellectual capital disclosure respectively. The independent variables comprise various forms of corporate governance structure: board composition, ownership structure, audit committee size and frequency of audit committee meetings, and CEO role duality. Results of the analysis based on the three measures of intellectual capital disclosure indicate significant association with all the governance factors except for role duality. The influence of corporate governance mechanisms on human, structural and relational capital disclosure, based on all three metrics, is also explored.

This paper extends prior research on the relationship between governance quality and auditor remuneration. We examine the influence of audit committee effectiveness (ACE), a proxy for governance quality, on audit fees (AF) and non-audit services fees (NASF) using a new composite measure comprising audit committee independence, expertise, diligence and size. We find that after controlling for board of director characteristics, there is a significant positive association between ACE and AF only for larger clients. Our results indicate that effective audit committees undertake more monitoring which results in wider audit scope and higher audit fees. Contrary to our expectations, we find the association between ACE and NASF to be positive and significant, especially for larger clients. This suggests that larger clients are more likely to purchase non-audit services (NAS) even in the presence of effective audit committees probably due to the complexity of their activities. Overall, our findings support regulatory initiatives aimed at improving corporate governance quality.

Purpose-The purpose of this paper is to empirically examine the effect of intangible resources i.e. intellectual capital (IC) on financial performance of 64 Islamic financial institutions (IFIs) operating in eighteen different countries for the period 2007-2011, while controlling for firm-specific variables viz. bank-size, level of risk, listing status, and firmcomplexity. Design/methodology/approach-The required data to calculate different constituents of IC is derived from Bankscope database. Value Added Intellectual Coefficient (VAIC) methodology devised by Pulic is used to determine the impact of IC on financial performance of IFIs. Findings-Results indicate a significant positive relationship between Value Added Intellectual Coefficient (VAIC) and accounting performance based on ROA. The results further indicate a significant positive relationship between accounting performance and capital employed efficiency (CEE) and human capital efficiency (HCE), but no significant relationship with regards to structural capital efficiency (SCE). Overall, the results suggest that value creation capability of IFIs is highly influenced by HCE and CEE. Research limitations-The main limitation of the present study lies in its methodological tool, the VAIC methodology, which has been criticised by some researchers as not really measuring IC. Despite the inherent limitation of the VAIC methodology which relies on secondary data published in annual reports, it is still considered by some researchers as one of the best available tool to measure firms' IC in the absence of access to detailed internal information on IC. Practical implications-The findings may serve as a useful input for Islamic bankers in managing their investments in IC within their institutions. Originality/value-The main contribution of this paper is to use a previously little studied area, Islamic banking and finance, to identify the effect of intellectual capital on performance.

Current development in social accounting presents an interesting phenomenon. Companies are increasingly engaging in sustainability initiatives and reporting their activities in annual reports, company websites and other media of communication. Unlike previous studies, which have mainly used ex post content analysis of annual reports or other published data to study the relationship between disclosure and possible determinants, this study starts with an interview with the local preparer before the data is triangulated to determine the signifi cant possible determinants. The interview fi ndings are interpreted through institutional theory for possible identifi cation of determinants. Initially, the interview fi ndings indicate that all three mechanisms of isomorphism, the coercive, the normative and the mimetic, contribute to Malaysian company sustainability reporting. However, the regression results prove that only a government linked company in the plantation industry, which is large in size, has a signifi cant amount of sustainability reporting. Copyright