Du, Xingqiang; Zhang, Yiqi; Lai, Shaojuan; Tao, Hexin - In: Journal of business ethics : JBE 191 (2024) 3, pp. 501-533
Drawing on the cognitive dissonance theory and the behavioral consistency theory, this study examines whether hypocrisy, proxied by the ethical dissonance between corporate philanthropy and environmental misconducts, triggers auditors to issue modified audit opinions (MAOs), and further...