Die vorliegende Arbeit untersucht aufgrund einer erhöhten Regulierungstätigkeit in der Bilanzierung die nabhängigkeitsproblematik der Wirtschaftsprüfer aus dem Blickwinkel des ökonomischen Paradigmas.

We use a structural application of the discrete choice model to investigate how the introduction of a joint audit policy would affect audit market structure and consumer surplus. We perform this policy evaluation by identifying demand fundamentals in a joint audit regime and applying them to a...

This study investigates the determinants and consequences of forming dyads at the top level of audit teams, i.e., dyads between concurring and lead auditor. We apply the sociological theory of homophily, i.e., the implicit preference for similar others, to hierarchically structured auditor...

This study examines the role of an individual auditor's cognitive ability in delivering high-quality audits. Our results from analyzing archival data from Sweden show that audit partners' IQ scores obtained from psychological tests are positively associated with going-concern audit reporting...

Academic practitioner auditors engage in practice-oriented research in terms of publishing journal articles, books, and book chapters on top of their audit activities. Based on theory and interviews with academic practitioner auditors, we argue that engaging in research helps practitioners to...

We examine the effects of pressures from client management and the audit firm's own management control systems (MCS) on auditors' willingness to accept an aggressive accounting that is preferred by client management. We find that auditors perceiving more pressure from client management to accept...