This study examines whether the Blue Ribbon Committee (BRC) and the
Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX) had any significant effects on changing characteristics
of corporate audit committees and the board of directors. The BRC was created by the
major U.S. stock exchanges to promote quality financial reporting. In 1999, the BRC
made ten recommendations and advised companies to voluntarily put these
recommendations into practice to increase the effectiveness of financial reporting
oversight. In July of 2002, due, in part, to a further increase in financial reporting
scandals, such as Enron and WorldCom, the U.S. Congress passed the Sarbanes Oxley
Act of 2002 to restore investor confidence in financial reporting. The focus of the SOX is
the independence of the audit committee and the board of director.
This study examines whether the Blue Ribbon Committee (BRC) and the
Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX) had any significant effects on changing characteristics
of corporate audit committees and the board of directors. The BRC was created by the
major U.S. stock exchanges to promote quality financial reporting. In 1999, the BRC
made ten recommendations and advised companies to voluntarily put these
recommendations into practice to increase the effectiveness of financial reporting
oversight. In July of 2002, due, in part, to a further increase in financial reporting
scandals, such as Enron and WorldCom, the U.S. Congress passed the Sarbanes Oxley
Act of 2002 to restore investor confidence in financial reporting. The focus of the SOX is
the independence of the audit committee and the board of director.
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