Two distinct lines of research have been dedicated to empirically testing how financial reporting quality (measured as the earnings response coefficient or ERC) is associated with management's choice of reporting bias and with audit quality. However, researchers have yet to consider how ERCs are...

One of the key reforms aimed at improving audit quality has been the introduction of public oversight over the auditing profession by national public oversight bodies (POBs). The foundation of their strategy is inspections of audit firms. However, little is known about the impact of inspections...

In light of the growing importance of internal audit functions (IAF) and the limited archival evidence on internal audit quality, we examine an interactive model of IAF quality (comprised of competence and independence) to better understand the determinants of IAF effectiveness as financial...

Advanced audit data analytics tools allow auditors to analyze the entire population of accessible client transactions. Though this approach has measurable benefits for audit efficiency and effectiveness, auditors caution that it does not incrementally increase the level of assurance expressed...

In light of the growing importance of internal audit functions (IAF) and the limited archival evidence on internal audit quality, we examine an interactive model of IAF quality (comprised of competence and independence) to better understand the determinants of IAF effectiveness as a financial...

This study examines whether auditors use their own going-concern opinion (GCO) errors (i.e., endogenous, results-based audit-quality signals) as audit-quality signals, and whether they use those signals to make adjustments in their subsequent office-wide audit quality. We argue (along with the...

The purpose of this study is to analyze whether engagement quality control review (EQCR) hours affect auditor changes and whether abnormal audit fees and changes in management have moderating effects on the relation between EQCR hours and auditor changes. The logit regression model is designed...

This study investigates audit quality under joint and single audit regimes with a sample of large European firms. Both, the economic relevance of these companies, and the fact that the impact of joint audit on audit quality should be stronger when the audited company is a blue-chip firm motivate...

Researchers have tested a wide array of theories and developed a broad set of explanatory variables for audit quality. However, little is known about which of these audit-related variables are the most predictive of audit failure (i.e., low-quality audits). We devote this study to provide...

This study examines the moderating influence of audit quality on the relationship between dividend payout and corporate financial performance in emerging markets. Further, it investigates if the COVID-19 pandemic influences the relationship between dividend payout and corporate financial...