The audit of computer systems shows at least two features that make the auditwork not includable in other audit processes such as internal audit and financial audit. Thesetwo particularities refer to the specific software used in information systems auditing and reallevels of information systems...

Decision-making is becoming increasingly complex as the number of stakeholders rises,the number of decision-makers rises as well, the implications to consider are various and far-reaching,risks and uncertainties abound and the regulatory framework is growing increasingly complex.Decision-making...

The concept of fair value was subject of many debates and disputes in recentyears. These debates have focused mainly on the relevance of the concept, but also on thepractical difficulties in determining reasonable estimates, raising particularly the interest ofpractitioners in terms of...

Our research intends to present a literature review on studies regarding theaudit fee and its cost behavioral in relation to the audit process. The purpose of the paperis to enhance and synthesize the main results of auditing research literature impendingaudit fee approximation. Hence, our...

Our paper develops a literature review on fair value studies. The purpose of thestudy is to synthesize the main results of accounting research literature empiricallyapproaching fair value measurement. Therefore, our analysis imposes the use of literaturereview methodology. After briefly...

A meta-analysis was conducted over the last 5 years comprising traditionally top 5leading accounting research. The paper overviews emerging research and identify both frameworkpapers that attracted significant attention and leading scholars in the field. The earningsmanagement area exhibits...

The objective of this paper is to assess the ethics of short-term earnings managementin a code-law country. In order to understand the morals of short-term earnings management weconducted a survey using students as respondents. Even if we found disagreement among ourrespondents, the findings of...

The aim of this paper is to realise a comprehensive analysis of European corporategovernance codes, from the perspective of internal audit, in the manner it is provided in the OECDPrinciples of corporate governance. The research methodology used a classification of countries bylegal regime and...

Corporate reporting in recent times faces a series of challenges as companies areexpected to reassess their strategy for information disclosure. Within a global economicenvironment that is continuously evolving, there is a strong need for an internationally coordinatedaction as the financial and...

The main goal of this particular research was to assess whether the listed companiesin Spain behave differently in bad economic times versus good economic times. In this regard, thesmoothing behavior of Spanish listed firms was examined. The results obtained document for the2008-2009 financial...