Signaling Theory Basic of Theoretical
17 5. Fairness
In conducting its activities, the company must always take into consideration the interests of shareholders and other stakeholders based on
the principles of fairness and equality. According to the Forum for Corporate Governance in Indonesia
2011, the delivery of good corporate governance, should be supported by the availability of:
1. The number of independent directors is at least 30 of the total number of commissioners.
2. Importance formed audit committee. 3. Need formed corporate secretary.
In order to achieve good corporate governance, we need a way or mechanism. Corporate governance mechanism is the way a company or
applied to achieve good corporate governance. According Syakhroza 2005: 14, in the area of controlling, corporate governance mechanism is
divided into two, namely internal corporate governance mechanism and external corporate governance mechanism.
Corporate governance mechanism is internal is an interaction between the parties to the decision makers in the company that includes
the Board of Directors, Board of commissioner, executive management that includes audit committee, and the General Meeting of Shareholders
AGM Petrolia, 2007: 127. Internal corporate governance mechanisms
18 designed to align the interests of managers and shareholders. The board of
directors of public companies responsible for the development and implementation of this mechanism Gunarsih, 2003: 160. Kim and
Nofsinger 2004 in Petronila 2007: 127, states that the internal mechanism starting from accounting units that generate financial reports
and internal auditors who assess the financial reporting process. External control mechanism is the control of the company
conducted by the market Gunarsih, 2003: 160. Corporate governance mechanism that is external is the interaction between the parties which
oversees the performance of the company, among other stakeholders employees, customers, suppliers, creditors, communities and reputational
agents accountants, lawyers, rating agency credit, investment manager Kim and Nofsinger 2004 in Petrolina, 2007: 127.