Essays about: "Swedish audit firms"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 54 essays containing the words Swedish audit firms.

1. 1. Digital innovation in Swedish audit firms

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Gloria Mugisha; [2023-07-04]
   Keywords : Audit; digitalization; cloud-based services; automation; data analysis;

   Abstract : Digital innovation has always been at the heart of technological progress and more than ever, it has become an essential business strategy. This technological progress is making companies change their internal processes and rethink their businesses. This is the case for audit firms that have to deal with innovation. READ MORE

3. 2. Shop 'til you...receive a clean audit opinion: a quantitative study on whether Swedish private firms successfully engage in opinion shopping

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

   Author : Viktoria Lyon; Hanna Ström; [2023]
   Keywords : Opinion shopping; Audit firm switches; Audit opinion;

   Abstract : This study examines whether Swedish private firms successfully engage in opinion shopping. Further, the study expands on previous studies on opinion shopping by investigating the reasons behind audit firm switches. READ MORE

4. 3. The impact of non-audit-services on audit quality

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

   Author : Carl Oscar Milebratt; Filippa Dunér; [2023]
   Keywords : audit quality; audit independence; non-audit-services; audit opinion; Swedish private firms;

   Abstract : This paper investigates non-audit services (NAS) impact on audit quality, a topic that has garnered significant attention due to concerns about auditors' ability to maintain independence. The increasing prevalence of NAS, coupled with a series of accounting scandals, has intensified stakeholder concerns, yet the true effect of NAS on audit quality remains ambiguous. READ MORE

5. 4. The effect of regulatory reforms on audit quality in a lax enforcement and high trust environment : A quantitative study on Swedish companies

   University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Företagsekonomi

   Author : Julia Owczarek Blom; [2023]
   Keywords : non-audit services; NAS; non-audit services in Sweden; audit fees; non-audit fees; auditor; audit quality; auditor independence;

   Abstract : ABSTRACT Title: The effect of regulatory reforms on audit quality in a lax enforcement and high trust environment: A quantitative study on Swedish companies                      Level: Student thesis, final assignment for Master Programme in Business Administration  Author: Julia Owczarek Blom  Supervisor: Asif M Huq  Date: 2023 - May Aim: The aim of the study is to investigate the impact of regulatory changes on the consumption of non-audit services and the audit quality among the Swedish publicly listed firms on the Nasdaq Stockholm Stock Exchange. Specifically, the study focuses on whether there is a relationship between the 8th Directive on Statutory Audit and the EU Audit Package on non-audit services and the quality of audits. READ MORE

6. 5. Private Equity Investors and Audit Quality : Evidence from Sweden

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

   Author : Possavee Cheewakriengkrai; Jiayi Li; [2023]
   Keywords : Private equity; Audit Quality; Audit Fee; Big 4; Auditing;

   Abstract : Private Equity Investors plays a significant role in the Swedish economy, actively involved in the corporate governance of their portfolio companies to reduce risks. In this study, we investigate the impact of PE investors on the audit quality of their portfolio companies. READ MORE