Data analytics is transforming our global markets. Companies' investments in data analytics are projected to grow to more than $274 billion in the next few years, and audit firms are pledging to invest an unprecedented $9 billion. While auditors, company managers, regulators, and academics agree...

Data analytics is transforming our global markets and significantly impacting the financial reporting environment. We investigate how auditors, company managers, and regulation interact with data analytics and one another to affect the diffusion (i.e., development and spread) of data analytics...