Essays about: "IT in auditing"

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  1. 1. The changing face of the auditor : A study of auditors’ perception of their role, the last ten years

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Emilia Eka; Carl Horn Olsson; [2023]
    Keywords : The auditor’s role; social changes; digitalisation; audit process; profession; megatrends; standardisation;

    Abstract : Regulations, digitalisation, and other megatrends influence many parts of society, not least the audit profession, and it is essential for the profession as well as the role of the auditor, to adapt to the changes and new requirements. It is inevitable for audit firms not to be exposed to digitalisation, and the Big Four (audit firms) are changing their identities. READ MORE

  2. 2. Auditors´ path toward building their comfort in sustainability auditing : A qualitative study of how sustainability auditors´ comfort is created using the structure and professional judgment

    University essay from Jönköping University/Internationella Handelshögskolan

    Author : Caroline Cederholm; Linn Åkerlund; [2023]
    Keywords : sustainability reporting; sustainability assurance; audit comfort; audit discomfort; structure; professional judgment; professionalism; standardization;

    Abstract : Background: There is an increased demand for professions in sustainability assurance due to the forthcoming directives of CSRD coming in 2024. Currently, there is a lack of knowledge of what a sustainability auditor does to build audit comfort and ensure audit quality in a sustainability report. READ MORE

  3. 3. Audit scope: disclosure practice and implications on audit pricing and audit delay

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för redovisning och finansiering

    Author : Zhixing Liu; Shiyuan Xu; [2023]
    Keywords : Audit fee; Audit delay; Audit scope; Audit process;

    Abstract : Using a sample of FTSE 100 firms spanning from 2019 to 2022, this study documents auditors' audit scope disclosure in practice after the introduction of revised auditing standards related to auditors' report in the UK. We provide evidence on actual disclosure of audit components and audit coverage benchmarks used. READ MORE

  4. 4. TECHNOSTRESS IN DIFFERENT WORKING MODES AND ITS EFFECT ON JOB SATISFACTION AND ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITMENT. : A quantitative study among auditing and accounting professions in Sweden.

    University essay from Mälardalens universitet/Akademin för ekonomi, samhälle och teknik

    Author : Yusuf Mohamed; Johan Sandberg; Ville Taskinen; [2023]
    Keywords : Technostress; Job satisfaction; Affective commitment; Organizational Commitment; Auditing; Accounting.;

    Abstract : The purpose of this study is to demonstrate how the phenomenon of technostress is present in the accounting and auditing industry depending on the mode of working and further examine its relationship with job satisfaction and organizational commitment which in this context is valid to measure turnover intentions. A quantitative research approach was used in this research where the primary data was collected through a survey among audit and accounting professionals in Sweden. READ MORE

  5. 5. Auditor incentives and audit quality : A qualitative study regarding influence of incentives on audit quality based on Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Abeysiri Munasinghege Lasanthi; Sharmin Akther; [2023]
    Keywords : Financial incentives; Non-financial incentives; Auditor behaviour; Auditor motivation; Auditor performance; Audit evidence; Technology and Audit quality.;

    Abstract : The primary goal of this study is to identify the influence of auditor incentives in audit quality and how and why it influences the auditor in practice in south Asian countries like Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. This research will be relevant to authorities like audit firms, regulators, practitioners, and academics and it will be helpful to make the standard setup to establish the methods or procedures to offer the incentives which can be matched with the global context. READ MORE