ABSTRAK
Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menguji secara empiris pengaruh praktik corporategovernance dan institutional environment terhadap perilaku risk-takingperusahaan. Selain itu, penelitian ini juga menguji pengaruh moderasi institutionalenvironment atas hubungan praktik corporate governance dengan perilaku risktakingperusahaan. Penelitian ini menggunakan sampel negara–negara yangtermasuk wilayah Asia dengan melakukan observasi terhadap perusahaanperusahaanyang terdaftar di bursa saham masing-masing negara sampel untukperiode 2010 hingga 2013 dan terpilih 13 negara sampel dengan total perusahaan12.123. Hasil pengujian menunjukkan bahwa praktik corporate governance daninstitutional environment mendorong perilaku risk-taking perusahaan daninstitutional environment memperkuat pengaruh praktik corporate governanceterhadap perilaku risk-taking perusahaan.

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ABSTRACT
This research aims to empirically analyze the effect of corporate governancepractices and institutional environment on companies’ risk-taking behaviour. Italso investigates the moderating effect of institutional environment on the model.Included in the samples are some Asian countries, with additional observation ofcompanies listed in their stock exchange during 2010 until 2013. Based on asample of 13 countries with 12.123 companies, the result shows that corporategovernance practices and institutional environment respectively encouragecompanies’ risk taking behaviour. Meanwhile institutional environment also hasstrengthen the effect of corporate governance practice on company’s risk takingbehaviour.