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Estudio sobre la eficacia de los comités de auditoría en las sociedades cotizadas

Study on the effectiveness of audit committees among listed companies

Pages 885-911 | Received 23 Sep 2004, Accepted 07 Sep 2006, Published online: 15 Jan 2014
 

RESUMEN

Si bien el comité de auditoría se concibe como un mecanismo fundamental de cara a garantizar la Habilidad de la información financiera suministrada por la empresa, resulta evidente que su contribución real a la mejora en la transparencia de la información depende de su actuación en la práctica. Nuestro objetivo consiste precisamente en examinar la eficacia con la que opera este ente entre las entidades cotizadas, identificando para ello determinadas características con posible incidencia en su operatividad. Nuestros resultados revelan que la probabilidad de que el comité actúe de forma eficiente está en relación directa con que la empresa cotice en el IBEX35 e inversa si se encuadra en el nuevo mercado. Asimismo, se encuentra una relación positiva con el número de miembros del consejo así como con el hecho de que el comité se encargue de todas aquellas tareas concernientes a la información financiera y al auditor externo de la entidad.

ABSTRACT

Although the audit committee is conceived as a basic mechanism in order to guarantee the financial reporting reliability provided by the company, it is obvious that its real contribution to the improvement in reporting transparency depends on its practical performance. Our aim consists precisely of examining the effectiveness which with this body operates among the listed companies, being necessary to identify certain characteristics with a possible incidence in their operating capacity. Our results show that the probability of the committee operating effectively, it is directly related to the company being quoted in the IBEX35 and the opposite if it is included in the new market. Likewise, there is a positive connection with the number of board members as well as with the fact that the committee is in charge of all those tasks concerning financial reporting and the external auditor of the entity.

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