›› 2018, Vol. 30 ›› Issue (10): 207-220.

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Government Intervention, Internal Control and Pending Litigation of Listed Companies

Liu Hui1,2, Zhang Junrui1,2   

  1. 1. School of Management, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049;
    2. Teaching Experimental Centre of Management, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049
  • Received:2016-06-12 Online:2018-10-28 Published:2018-10-23

Abstract:

Based on the Chinese listed companies during 2008-2013, this paper examines the impact of the internal control on the listed companies' litigation risk. The findings of our study are as follows. First, firms which have effective internal control enjoy a reduction in the risk of pending litigation. To be specific,, the effective internal control reduces the frequency of pending litigation and the amount of money involved. Second, the government intervention weakens the lowering effect of internal control on the pending litigation. From this research, we better understand the internal governance role of the companies' internal control.

Key words: internal control, pending litigation, government intervention