Purpose This study aims to investigate the moderating role of audit quality on the association between business group affiliation of firms and earnings management in the South Asian emerging economy of Bangladesh. Design/methodology/approach A usable sample of 917 firm-year observations was...

Purpose – This paper aims to explore the relationship between corporate social responsibility (CSR) disclosures and earnings quality proxied by earnings accruals. Specifically, we examine whether CSR disclosures are context-specific, that is, whether companies dominated by powerful...

The study examines the effectiveness of financial audit of banking companies operating within Bangladesh. The scope of bank audit has also been examined. The audited financial statements of 14 sample banking companies have been considered. The study identifies seven sample companies that have...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effect of audit education in reducing the audit expectations gap (AEG) in an emerging economy, namely Bangladesh. Design/methodology/approach – Mann‐Whitney test results of questionnaire survey responses indicate the presence of a...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effect of audit education in reducing the audit expectations gap (AEG) in an emerging economy, namely Bangladesh. Design/methodology/approach – Mann-Whitney test results of questionnaire survey responses indicate the presence of a...