External factors and the pricing of audit services: A systematic review of the archival literature using a PESTLE analysis

B Eierle, S Hartlieb, DC Hay… - Auditing: A Journal of …, 2022 - publications.aaahq.org
Client-and auditor-related attributes are well-documented determinants of audit pricing, but
the number of empirical archival studies investigating the effects of external factors on audit …

Social networks analysis in accounting and finance

PA Bianchi, M Causholli… - Contemporary …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Social network analysis (SNA) examines whether interactions between individuals, teams,
and organizations result in network structures and patterns that can explain important …

Auditor rotation, key audit matter disclosures, and financial reporting quality

HL Lin, AR Yen - Advances in accounting, 2022 - Elsevier
Auditor rotation is believed to affect financial reporting quality partly because of the fresh
views brought by new auditors. However, fresh views are generally unobservable and are …

[HTML][HTML] Who affects whom? Impact of the national culture of international audit firms and their affiliates on the financial reporting quality of audit clients

M Acar - Borsa Istanbul Review, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper examines whether the financial reporting quality of audit clients is affected more
by the national culture of the home country of an international parent audit firm or the …

Challenging global group audits: The perspective of US group audit leads

DH Downey, KD Westermann - Contemporary Accounting …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Regulators are concerned about the quality of group audits because of poor inspection
results, recent enforcement actions against component auditors, and the significance of …

[HTML][HTML] Corporate culture and financial statement comparability

M Afzali - Advances in Accounting, 2023 - Elsevier
In this paper, I empirically examine the influence of corporate culture on the comparability of
financial statements. I predict that firms with strong corporate cultures have less …

What affects auditor choice in emerging markets? New evidence on the role of cultural distance

M Acar, U Şendurur - Managerial Auditing Journal, 2023 - emerald.com
Purpose This paper aims to examine whether the cultural distance between an international
audit firm and target audit clients in emerging countries is associated with auditor choice …

Do auditor changes affect the disclosure of critical audit matters? Evidence from China

L Chen, T Xiao, J Zhou - Economic Modelling, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) encourages companies
to enhance investor value by fully disclosing all their critical audit matters (CAMs). Auditor …

Firm life cycle stages and earnings management

B Jaggi, A Allini, R Casciello, F Meucci - Review of Quantitative Finance …, 2022 - Springer
We provide evidence that the differences in economic growth and stability of firms during
different stages of their life cycle encourage managers to manage the reported earnings …

Common auditors and internal control similarity: Evidence from China

T Chen - The British Accounting Review, 2023 - Elsevier
This study investigates how important common auditors are to internal control similarity
between two firms. Based on a less concentrated audit market in China, we find that firm …