We investigate factors that may influence auditors' overconfidence in other auditors' technical knowledge. We conducted an experiment using natural teams comprising audit seniors and managers. We find that audit managers' (seniors') overconfidence in audit seniors' (managers') technical...

An implicit assumption of prior literature on strategic behavior of auditors is that auditors know the preferences of their colleagues. In this study, we conduct an experiment to investigate the validity of this assumption. In our experiment, we match a manager with a pair of top and mediocre...

Managers sometimes implement accounting standards (such as the lease standard) opportunistically to move debt off balance-sheet. Regulators are under pressure to adopt principles-based accounting standards to reduce such opportunism. However, there are lingering concerns about whether...

We investigate factors that influence an auditor's accuracy in knowing how their subordinates, peers, and superiors view his/her own technical competence (metaperception). Extant literature on reputation management in auditing contexts depicts preparers of audit workpapers as strategic agents...

An implicit assumption of prior literature on strategic behavior of auditors is that auditors know the preferences of their colleagues. In this study, we conduct an experiment to investigate the validity of this assumption. In our experiment, we match a manager with a pair of top and mediocre...