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AUDIT FIRM REPUTATION, AUDITOR SWITCHES, AND CLIENT STOCK PRICE REACTIONS: THE ANDERSEN EXPERIENCE [PDF]

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The financial scandal surrounding the collapse of Enron caused erosion in the reputation of its auditor, Andersen, leading to concerns about Andersen’s ability to continue in existence and ultimately its demise. In this paper we investigate the timing of
Jagan Krishnan   +2 more
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Does Auditor Industry Expertise Improve Audit Quality in Complex Business Environments? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
This study examines the role of specialist auditors in enhancing the quality of financial statements by taking into account industry complexity. The test of hypotheses are conducted in two steps.
Butar-Butar, S. (Sansaloni)   +1 more
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Independence, low balling and learning effects [PDF]

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Independent auditors serve as gatekeepers of public securities markets, but ongoing competition among audit firms could harm auditors’ independence. For instance, a Green Paper of the European Union finds that especially audits of large and prestigious ...
Simons, Dirk
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Auditing, Consulting, and Audit Market Concentration [PDF]

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In its recently published Green Paper, the European Commission 2010 discusses various methods to enhance the reliability of audits and to re-establish trust in the financial market.
Christopher Bleibtreu, Ulrike Stefani
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The Interdependence Between Audit Market Structure and the Quality of Financial Reporting: The Case of Non-Audit Services [PDF]

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Recently, the Commission of the European Communities has put up for discussion various reform proposals intended to enhance the reliability of audits and to re-establish trust in the financial market.
Christopher Bleibtreu, Ulrike Stefani
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