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CEO involvement in selecting CAE, internal audit competency and independence, and financial reporting quality

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Veröffentlicht in: Journal of business economics and management 19(2018), 3, Seite 456-473
Personen und Körperschaften: Alzeban, Abdulaziz (VerfasserIn)
Titel: CEO involvement in selecting CAE, internal audit competency and independence, and financial reporting quality/ Abdulaziz Alzeban
Format: E-Book-Kapitel
Sprache: Englisch
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2018
Gesamtaufnahme: : Journal of business economics and management, 19(2018), 3, Seite 456-473
, volume:19
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Quelle: Verbunddaten SWB
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Zusammenfassung: The purpose of this study is to explore the argument that Chief Executive Officer (CEO) involvement in the appointment of the Chief Auditing Executive (CAE) is detrimental to efforts to achieve good financial reporting quality (FRQ). The study is original in that to date, this precise link has not been investigated. Data are obtained via survey and annual reports relating to 307 UK companies listed on the London Stock Exchange, and the working capital and discretionary accruals are used as proxies for financial reporting quality. The findings support the contention that the benefits to FRQ of an independent and competent internal audit function are not realized when there is CEO involvement in the appointment of the CAE, since management is able to override IA controls. Indeed, high FRQ is only evident when the CEO is not involved in the appointment. The results are found to be robust after using two different methods of estimation, and carry the implication regulators concerned with FRQ and quality of internal audit function that the CEO should not be party to the appointment of the CAE since this will depress FRQ.
ISSN: 2029-4433
DOI: 10.3846/jbem.2018.6264
Zugang: Open Access