Brazel, Joseph F.; Gold, Anna; Leiby, Justin; Schaefer, … - 2023
engagements, and often is not communicated to the entire engagement team. We then experimentally investigate whether the explicit … communication of AC support to the entire engagement team (by the partner vs. directly from the AC chair) impacts the skepticism of … auditors. AC support increases skeptical actions when management attitudes towards the engagement team are poor. However …