In response to a variety of challenges, accounting firms are reorganizing and re-engineering their core audit services to capitalize on technology advances and to deliver more value-added services to their clients. Critics, however, have voiced concern that the changes underway undermine...

We discuss the Chi, Huang, Liao, and Xie (2009) study of the effects of mandatory audit partner rotation, and then identify areas where we see the greatest potential for future research on audit partner rotation and audit quality. First, we discuss how Chi et al. (2009) fits in the context of...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between auditors' perception of their firm's tone at the top and attributes of their professional environment and their job satisfaction. Design/methodology/approach – Research hypotheses are developed based on prior research...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between auditors' perception of their firm's tone at the top and attributes of their professional environment and their job satisfaction. Design/methodology/approach – Research hypotheses are developed based on prior research...