The theme for this year's Symposium is Ethics in a Turbulent World: The Role of Accounting?The Qualitative Accounting Research Symposium (QARS) brings together researchers and accounting faculty who share an interest in qualitative accounting research from diverse methodological and theoretical...

Papers on the following areas are welcome: - the role of regulation in improving audit quality; - corporate governance systems and their impact on audit quality; - audit quality and ethical standards; - auditor characteristics (independence, reputation, industry specialization) and audit...