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...

Purpose – The aim of the present paper is to examine the impact of agency costs on the demand for non‐audit services (NAS) in Germany. Design/methodology/approach – This study uses data from German listed companies to test whether audit clients vary their purchases of NAS according to...

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...

This paper presents the results of a comparative study on auditor responsibility within two members of the European Union: Germany and the Netherlands. Auditor responsibility is an important factor in establishing audit quality. The quality of service within the auditing profession is maintained...