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Agency Problem: The Role of Governance as a Mitigant in two Tier Governance System in Indonesia Cover

Agency Problem: The Role of Governance as a Mitigant in two Tier Governance System in Indonesia

By: Nico ALEXANDERORCID  
Open Access
|Mar 2025

Figures & Tables

Figure 1.

Type of Agency Problem
(Source: Flayyih and Khiari, 2023, p.201)
Type of Agency Problem (Source: Flayyih and Khiari, 2023, p.201)

Figure 2.

Research Framework
(Source: Author’s own research)
Research Framework (Source: Author’s own research)

Sample Selection Procedure (Source Author’s own research)

NoDescriptionTotal
1.During the research period, companies in the consumer cyclical and consumer non-cyclical sectors that were listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange were examined.191
2.Companies that do not present financial reports as of December 31(16)
3.Companies that do not to use the Rupiah currency(13)
4.Companies that experience losses(96)
Total number of companies66
Research period3 years
Total number of samples198

Autocorrelation Results (Source: Author’s own research)

Durbin – Watson1.883

Correlation Results (Source: Author’s own research)

EMBOCINDACEXPAQPROFLEVSIZE
AP1--------
BOC- 0.0781-------
IND- 0.030- 0.1301 -----
AC- 0.0160.0600.3931-----
EXP- 0.1860.202- 0.150- 0.1631----
AQ- 0.1590.441- 0.022- 0.1140.3211---
PROF0.3310.0030.209- 0.1240.2150.1461--
LEV- 0.1370.2140.3150.4090.0070.118- 0.1341-
SIZE0.0460.5060.072- 0.1110.1760.4700.0580.1571

Descriptive Statistics (Source: Author’s own research)

MaximumMinimumMeanStd. deviation
AP0.8393- 0.22820.00450.1075
BOC1024.18181.6912
IND0.83330.33330.43890.1141
AC333.01510.1224
EXP100.57950.2503
AQ100.45950.4996
PROF0.49300.00020.07990.0705
LEV7.58530.00040.93040.9918
SIZE259,692,979,111180,433,300,000,00014,557,693,746,76427,683,481,766,119

Variable Measurement (Source: Author’s own research)

VariableDefinitionMeasurement
Agency problem (AP)Agency conflicts stem from misaligned incentives between the principal and the agent. In this study, agency conflicts are assessed through the lens of earnings management as proposed by Dechow in 1995. The evaluation of agency conflicts can be conducted by examining earnings management. Thus, this study aims to utilize framework for measuring earnings management. (Dechow, et al., 1995)TACt=NItCFOtTACtAt1=α1(1At1)+α2(ΔREVtΔRECtAt1)+α3(PPEtAt1)+eNDAt=α1(1At1)+α2(ΔREVtΔRECtAt1)+α3(PPEtAt1)DACt=(TACtAt1)NDAt\matrix{ {{\rm{TACt}} = {\rm{NIt}} - {\rm{CFOt}}} \cr {{{{\rm{TACt}}} \over {{\rm{At}} - 1}} = {\rm{\alpha }}1\left( {{1 \over {{\rm{At}} - 1}}} \right) + {\rm{\alpha }}2\left( {{{\Delta {\rm{REVt}} - \Delta {\rm{RECt}}} \over {{\rm{At}} - 1}}} \right) + {\rm{\alpha }}3\left( {{{{\rm{PPEt}}} \over {{\rm{At}} - 1}}} \right) + {\rm{e}}} \cr {{\rm{NDAt}} = {\rm{\alpha }}1\left( {{1 \over {{\rm{At}} - 1}}} \right) + {\rm{\alpha }}2\left( {\Delta {\rm{REVt}} - {{\Delta {\rm{RECt}}} \over {{\rm{At}} - 1}}} \right) + {\rm{\alpha }}3\left( {{{{\rm{PPEt}}} \over {{\rm{At}} - 1}}} \right)} \cr {{\rm{DACt}} = \left( {{{{\rm{TACt}}} \over {{\rm{At}} - 1}}} \right) - {\rm{NDAt}}} \cr }
Board of commissioners (BOC)The board of commissioners serves as the overseeing body within a company that operates under a two-tier system. Its primary role is to supervise and offer guidance to the board of directors.∑ Number of commissioners
Independent commissioners (IND)Independent commissioners are individuals serving on the board of commissioners without any ties to the company. Number of independent commissioners  Number of commissioners {{{\rm{ Number of independent commissioners }}} \over {\sum {{\rm{Number of commissioners }}} }}
Audit committee (AC)The audit committee functions as an additional supervisory entity selected by the board of commissioners.∑ Number of audit committees
Audit committee expertise (EXP)Audit committee members are chosen based on a specific criterion, which is possessing proficiency and practical knowledge in finance. Members with financial background  Number of audit committees {{{\rm{ Members with financial background }}} \over {\sum {{\rm{Number of audit committees }}} }}
Audit quality (AQ)External auditors are individuals who are not affiliated with the company and are designated to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the financial statements.Audit quality can be assessed by utilizing a binary variable, assigned a value of 1 when the external auditor of the company is affiliated with one of the Big 4 firms, and 0 otherwise.
Profitability (PROF)The profitability of a company demonstrates its capacity to generate a net income Net income  Total assets {{{\rm{ Net income }}} \over {{\rm{ Total assets }}}}
Leverage (LEV)Leverage refers to the assessment of the proportion of debt to equity within a company. Debt  Equity {{{\rm{ Debt }}} \over {{\rm{ Equity }}}}
Firm size (SIZE)The size of a company is determined by the quantity of assets it possesses. As the number of assets owned increases, so does the magnitude of the company.Natural logarithm (Total assets)

Heteroskedasticity Results (Source: Author’s own research)

F-statistic11.9135Prob. F0.0000
Obs*R266.3754Prob. chi-square0.0000

Multicollinearity Results (Source: Author’s own research)

VariableVIF
BOC1.646
IND1.522
AC1.492
EXP1.164
AQ1.531
PROF1.167
LEV1.412
SIZE1.620

Hypothesis Results (Huber-White) (Source: Author’s own research)

VariablePredicted SignCoefficientt-StatisticProb.
Constanta-- 0.567556- 2.684904-
BOC-- 0.003839- 0.9941040.3214
IND-- 0.129492- 1.7903260.0750*
AC-0.0728671.4371750.1523
EXP-- 0.105775- 3.0457340.0027*
AQ-- 0.044776- 2.6882300.0078*
PROF-/+0.6602262.2722220.0242*
LEV-/+- 0.007082- 0.7619350.4470
SIZE-/+0.0157753.3652220.0009*
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/fman-2025-0002 | Journal eISSN: 2300-5661 | Journal ISSN: 2080-7279
Language: English
Page range: 25 - 36
Published on: Mar 27, 2025
Published by: Warsaw University of Technology
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