Researchers and regulators have continuously debated whether mandatory audit firm rotation improves or impairs audit quality. Theoretically, rotation might improve auditor independence, but may impair auditor competence, because the new auditor lacks client-specific knowledge. In 2014, the...

This study investigates whether goodwill impairments are perceived as timely and whether specific auditor characteristics affect the perceived timeliness. It therefore contributes to central questions in accounting research: is managerial discretion over accounting numbers (accounting choice)...

Numerous corporate scandals, in conjunction with managerial misbehavior, demonstrate the need for compliance management systems (CMS) and the relevance of CMS assurance. This study investigates the impact of CMS assurance on German bank directors' perceptions and decisions, and analyzes whether...

This study investigates the impact of two changes to the auditor's report - a separate section addressing going concern uncertainties (GCU section [GCUsec]) and information on management and auditor responsibilities - and the characteristics of the audit committee on bank directors' perceptions...

There is an ongoing debate among regulators and researchers about concerns that the provision of non-audit services (NAS) to audit clients may impair audit quality by reduced independence. In this context, there can be different perspectives on audit quality. Given recent regulatory changes in...

As companies' environment is becoming increasingly volatile, scanning systems gain in importance. We propose a hybrid process model for such systems' information gathering and interpretation tasks that combines quantitative information derived from regression analyses and qualitative knowledge...

Purpose This paper aims to clarify whether assurance on non-financial corporate social responsibility (CSR) reports impacts the perceptions and decisions of banks as capital providers. The authors investigate the effects of the type of assurance provider and the level of assurance provided on...

Purpose This study aims to investigate why and how shared service centres (SSCs) are implemented as well as how they affect audit firm practice and audit quality. Design/methodology/approach In this qualitative study guided by the theoretical framework of institutional theory, the authors...