Table 1

Sample selection

Details# of observations
Matching sample with Audit Analytics, Board Analyst and COMPUSTAT Capital IQ43,049
Less: Missing Observations among Audit Analytics, Board Analyst and COMPUSTAT Capital IQ(20,541)
Remaining firm-year observation22,508
Less: Firm with SIC code 6000-6999 (Financial Institutes)(3,112)
After excluding missing and financial institutions19,396
Less: Missing sample from IBES, which attributes COC sample(11,172)
Final Sample (total unique firms = 1,344)8,224
Source(s): Authors’ work

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