Moderating Role of Shariah Committee Quality on the Relationship between Audit Committee and Malaysian Takaful Performance: A Literature Review
International Journal of Islamic Economics (IJIE), Vol.02 No.01, Jan-Jun 2020
20 Pages Posted: 17 Sep 2020 Last revised: 8 Jan 2021
Date Written: August 5, 2020
Abstract
The moderating effect of Shariah Committee Quality (SCQ) on the relationship between Audit Committee (AC) characteristics and Malaysian Takaful performance remains a challenge that is yet to be resolved. AC characteristics have a significant effect on corporate financial performance. AC characteristics plays a crucial role in the overall Malaysian Takaful companies which is supposed to enhance financial performance. Hence, SCQ as part of the internal governance structure and control body of the institution, thereby, ensure Shariah compliance in all transactions and activities, and enhancing the credibility of institutions in the eyes of its shareholders and customers. SCQ can potentially moderate the relationship between AC and Malaysian Takaful performance. As an important mechanism of Corporate Governance (CG), In addition, agency theory and stewardship theory were used to develop the hypotheses. Several results of the previous literature were found fraternized, and inconsistent regarding the SCQ effect on firm performance or its effect on AC characteristics in general context, while the literature on Malaysia context remain scarce. It is expected that this SCQ moderation may considerably improve corporate performance by determining the strength or weakness of the relationship between AC characteristics and firm performance. Therefore, this paper conceptualized that „SCQ‟ moderates the relationship between AC Chairman Specialization, Shariah Background, AC Independence and Meeting frequency, and Malaysian Takaful performance.
Keywords: Audit Committee, Malaysian Takaful performance, Moderating, Shariah Committee Quality.
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