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      The beneficial effect of shareholder participation in general meetings: Evidence in the context of audit quality Translated title: O efeito benéfico da participação dos acionistas nas assembleias gerais: evidência no contexto da qualidade da auditoria

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          Abstract Purpose: This paper aims to investigate how shareholder participation in general meetings (SPGM) affects audit quality. Design/methodology/approach: We measure SPGM as the percentage of the ownership represented by the shareholders who attend the general meeting. We measure audit quality by auditor industry specialization, audit firm size, and auditor fees. In order to investigate the relationship between SPGM and audit quality, we use a sample of 576 firm-years from Iran’s capital market between 2012 and 2018 and employ multivariate regression analysis. Findings: The findings show that, in general, there is an insignificant relationship between SPGM and audit quality. However, we reveal that there is a positive and significant association between the presence of institutional shareholders in general meetings and audit quality. Furthermore, for the companies with a high presence of institutional shareholders in their general meetings, there is a significant and positive relationship between the participation of other shareholders in the general meetings and audit quality. Our findings are robust in regards to a variety of additional tests. Originality/value: Collectively, the findings reveal that the impact of SPGM on audit quality is conditional to the presence of institutional shareholders in general meetings. The findings provide further insights among the mixed evidence on the beneficial effects of SPGM.

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          Resumo Objetivo: Este trabalho tem como objetivo de investigar como a participação dos acionistas nas assembleias gerais (PAAG) afeta a qualidade da auditoria. Metodologia: Medimos a PAAG como uma porcentagem das ações representadas pelos acionistas que participam da assembleia geral. Medimos a qualidade da auditoria por meio da especialização do auditor no setor, tamanho da firma de auditoria e honorários do auditor. Para investigar a relação entre a PAAG e a qualidade da auditoria, utilizamos uma amostra de 576 empresa-anos do mercado de capitais do Irã, entre 2012 e 2018, e empregamos a análise de regressão multivariada. Resultados: Os resultados mostram que, em geral, há uma relação insignificante entre a PAAG e a qualidade da auditoria. Entretanto, revelamos que há uma associação positiva e significativa entre a presença de acionistas institucionais nas assembleias gerais e a qualidade da auditoria. Além disso, para as empresas com uma grande presença de acionistas institucionais em suas assembleias gerais, há uma relação significativa e positiva entre a participação dos outros acionistas nas assembleias gerais e a qualidade da auditoria. Nossos resultados são robustos quanto à variedade de testes adicionais. Contribuições: Coletivamente, os resultados revelam que o impacto da PAAG na qualidade da auditoria está condicionado à presença de acionistas institucionais nas assembleias gerais. Os resultados fornecem outras percepções no conjunto de evidências sobre os efeitos benéficos da PAAG.

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                Journal
                rbgn
                Revista Brasileira de Gestão de Negócios
                Rev. bras. gest. neg.
                Fundação Escola de Comércio Álvares Penteado (São Paulo, SP, Brazil )
                1806-4892
                1983-0807
                March 2021
                : 23
                : 1
                : 81-103
                Affiliations
                [1] Mashhad Razavi Khorasan orgnameImam Reza University Iran
                Article
                S1806-48922021000100081 S1806-4892(21)02300100081
                10.7819/rbgn.v23i1.4096
                f2a79379-415b-46bd-a1ab-efa4ebef2ff1

                This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

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                : 04 September 2020
                : 28 February 2019
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                Figures: 0, Tables: 0, Equations: 0, References: 122, Pages: 23
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                general meetings,acionistas institucionais,corporate governance,institutional shareholders,audit quality,qualidade da auditoria,regulators,reguladores,Assembleias gerais,governança corporativa

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