JURNAL AKUNTANSI, MANAJEMEN DAN EKONOMI
Vol 23 No 4 (2021): Oktober - Desember 2021

Does Independent Directors Earn Higher Compensation?

Robin Robin (Universitas Internasional Batam)
Claudio Esmeraldo Winarno (Universitas Internasional Batam)



Article Info

Publish Date
30 Dec 2021

Abstract

This study aimed to explore the effect of independent directors of a publicly listed firm in Indonesia on their total compensation. Following the footsteps of other developing countries, Indonesian corporations have recently appointed more independent directors. Independent directors are thought to play an important role in determining executive compensation. This Paper takes a sample of 50 publicly listed firms in Indonesia ranked as the “best of the best firm in 2020” by well-known business magazine, Forbes. Those 50 firms were filtered by their financial performance and their practice of good corporate governance. 50 Financial reports spanning from the year 2015 – 2019 listed in the list were collected to analyze the relationship between the number of independent directors and total compensation received. The results of the studies suggest that the number of independent directors does influence their total compensation received. There is a significant positive relationship between the number of independent directors in a board structure and their total compensation received.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

jame

Publisher

Subject

Economics, Econometrics & Finance

Description

Jurnal Akuntansi, Manajemen dan Ekonomi is bi-annually peer-reviewed journal issued by Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Jenderal Soedirman. JAME aims to be the media for publishing empirical issues related to accounting, management, and economics studies. JAME invites manuscripts in ...