Purpose - The necessity for a reliable set of international standards for the compilation of national accounts introduced the accrual accounting framework of the European System of Accounts (ESA 2010). Extensive efforts are made for convergence between Government Accounts (GA) and National...

We explore the range and dynamics of international collaboration among auditing scholars. Our sample spans the period from 1997 to 2014 and includes all research papers in the field of auditing which were published in six auditing journals and six journals of broader accounting readership. We...

Internal audit is fundamental in maintaining transparency in the dissemination of information about a company’s financial position and performance. In this respect, the quality of internal audit is essential for effective corporate governance. We construct a composite measure of the quality of...

complex and volatile environment created by the economic turmoil. We use as a proxy for the examination of financial reporting quality the concept of audit quality as this is depicted in auditor qualifications.Design/ methodology/ approach - The paper used a case study approach in order to...