This paper examines the effect of auditors with government experience on audit quality using 1,067 firm*year observations between 2008 and 2015 from Borsa İstanbul firms. We use three measures of audit quality to test the effect of auditors with government experience. Government-experienced...

This paper examines whether the clients of a merged audit firm have shortened report lag, increased audit fees, or reduced audit quality following the merger. These questions are important for a balanced investigation of a firm merger because regulators focus more on the downside of a merger...

We examine how capital market investors perceive the shared-opinion audit report (SOAR). Using earnings response coefficients (ERCs) to proxy for investors' perceptions of audit quality, we observe negative earnings surprise when the SOAR is announced as compared to unqualified audit opinions....

With the rising importance of knowledge as a primary factor in global industries, it is increasingly necessary for knowledge management professionals to understand, engage with, and speak the language of investments and auditing. This exciting guide helps knowledge management professionals...