PAvone, Giulio Blu (A.A. 2024/2025) Big four auditors and corporate governance: transparency, accountability and financial reporting in Italy’s FTSE MIB (2024). Tesi di Laurea in Corporate governance, Luiss Guido Carli, relatore Alessandro Zattoni, pp. 63. [Master's Degree Thesis]

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Abstract/Index

Background and context: the importance of the corporate governance and the role of the big four in listed firms. Literature review. Corporate governance: reports and codes. Corporate governance: definitions and principles. Best practices in corporate governance. The role of external auditors. Big four auditors, the effects on governance and the research gap. Theoretical framework and hypotheses. Theoretical perspectives. Development of hypotheses. Data and methodology. Data sources: research and selection. Variables: dependent variable, independent variable and control variables. Results. Sample overview. Transparency & financial disclosure. Board of directors composition & characteristics. Audit & internal control committee presence & characteristics. Overall corporate governance under auditor influence.

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Bibliografia: pp. 50-55.

Thesis Type:	Master's Degree Thesis
Institution:	Luiss Guido Carli
Degree Program:	Master's Degree Programs > Master's Degree program in Corporate Finance, English language (LM-77)
Chair:	Corporate governance
Thesis Supervisor:	Zattoni, Alessandro
Thesis Co-Supervisor:	Fiori, Giovanni
Academic Year:	2024/2025
Session:	Autumn
Deposited by:	Alessandro Perfetti
Date Deposited:	03 Mar 2026 09:45
Last Modified:	03 Mar 2026 09:45
URI:	https://tesi.luiss.it/id/eprint/45034

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