The effect of academic education on employers’ satisfaction and audit quality in Iran

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the effect of academic education of auditors on the satisfaction of employees and the quality of audit reports. Design/methodology/approach – In order to collecting data a questionnaire designed and developed among the auditors, managers, and professors in Iran during November 20, 2014. Findings – The results of the study reveal that the inability to fully understand the audit report is one of the major problems of customers. For the audit firm, issues such as observation of accounting standards in financial statements, preparation of sufficient documents for the auditor, strong internal control, and understanding the limitations and problems of auditors were considered important. Originality/value – To the best of the authors’ knowledge the current paper is the first study which deals with the topic of the study in developing countries, especially Iran.