In this scholarly investigation, we meticulously assess the effectiveness of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) metrics in predicting financial hardship across a cohort of 3,111 publicly traded companies on the Chinese stock exchange from 2012-2022. This study employs Python software...

Paper's objectives: The main purpose of the article was to identify the level of concentration on the market of audit services provided to public companies listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange. The additional aim of the article was to identify the level of rotation among companies providing audit...

This paper seeks to determine whether or not auditor's reputation has an impact on compliance with accounting standards on employee retirement benefits (SAS 8) in Nigeria. The population of the study is the 182 firms quoted on the first-tier market of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE). The...

Financial statements are prepared to provide useful information in making business and economic decisions. This information is important for users, especially investors as they use the statements to assess financial condition and performance of the related companies. However, this information is...

This explanatory study seeks to determine the factors which influence the external audit fees charged by audit firms that audit listed companies in Zimbabwe. The study considers variables that represent audit client size, complexity and riskiness. The study also includes qualitative factors...