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DETERMINANTS OF AUDIT FEES OF LISTED INSURANCE COMPANIES IN NIGERIA

open access: yesGusau Journal of Accounting and Finance, 2022
Controversies had risen among investors and other stakeholders of corporations why external auditors receive a substantial amount as remuneration of the audit and non-audit services rendered to their clients.
Sagir Lawal, Mohammed Ibrahim
doaj  

UK evidence of auditor brand name and industry specialisation [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
First draftThere is considerable empirical evidence that after controlling for factors known to affect the level of audit fees, the large international firms earn an audit fee premium.
McMeeking, Kevin P.   +2 more
core  

ESG Assurance and Dividends: Evidence From 18 Countries in Africa

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the impact of environmental, social and governance (ESG) assurance on a firm's dividend payout policies within the unique African context. Using a staggered difference‐in‐differences (DiD) model, this study examines how voluntary third‐party assurance of ESG reports influences firms' dividend payout policies compared to ...
Samuel Karanja Kogi, June Cao
wiley   +1 more source

Auditing, Consulting, and Audit Market Concentration [PDF]

open access: yes
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 determinants of the UK Big Firms Premium [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Our study attempts to determine whether, and if so why, the large auditing firms are able to earn a premium on their audit work in the UK. We start by confirming the apparent existence of a Big Firm premium during the period 1985-2002.
McMeeking, Kevin P.   +2 more
core  

Venture Funding: Signals of Environmental Orientation and Their Interplay With Investor‐ and Country‐Level Characteristics

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Environmentally oriented ventures pursue a dual mission: to create both environmental and financial value. This dual mission adds complexity and can influence ventures' funding prospects, as investors mostly pursue financial motivations.
David Flore   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The role of risk management and governance in determining audit demand. [PDF]

open access: yes
Most prior research into audit fees has been based on a theoretical model which treats audit fees as the by-product of a production function (Simunic, 1980) hereby ignoring potential demand forces that may drive the level of the audit fee.
Knechel, W, Willekens, Marleen
core  

Company Location, Business Environment and Digital Maturity as Drivers of Environmental Innovation in Business

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Environmental protection has emerged as a global priority in the contemporary context. As pivotal actors in the transition towards sustainable development, companies play a crucial role through the adoption of environmental innovations. This study investigates how organisational characteristics—specifically geographical location, business ...
Carlos de las Heras‐Rosas   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Environmental Regulation at the Crossroads: A Review of Catalysts and Barriers in Circular Economy Transitions

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Amid growing resource pressures, environmental regulation plays a critical role in enabling the transition to a circular economy (CE). This study conducts a systematic literature review to synthesize how different regulatory approaches—command‐and‐control, market‐based, voluntary, and reflexive—affect CE transitions across economic and ...
Li Yuan
wiley   +1 more source

The role of the external auditor in the regulation and supervision of the UK banking system [PDF]

open access: yes
The role of the external auditor in the supervisory process requires standards such as independence, objectivity and integrity to be achieved. Even though the regulator and external auditor perform similar functions, namely the verification of financial ...
Ojo, Marianne
core   +1 more source

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