Corporate Governance, Financial Leverage, External Audit Quality, and Financial Reporting Quality in Ghanaian Companies
Richmell Baaba Amanamah
Abstract:Good corporate governance influences the capital structure adopted by a firm. Higher financial leverage increases a firm’s risk. This might result in a window-dressing of financial statements to maintain the value of the firm. The study examined the interaction between corporate governance, financial leverage, external audit quality, and their combined influence on the quality of financial reporting inside enterprises in Ghana. The extensive inquiry was conducted using a dataset consisting of 650 observations … Show more
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