Professional judgments, such as an auditor's assessment of an internal control system, require the exercise of discretion which is likely to reflect individual differences across auditors. Here significant effects are reported for dogmatism and tolerance of ambiguity in auditor's assessments of...

Previous literature has attempted to explain the existence and for M of franchising agreements by proposing agency related hypotheses. In this paper we illustrate the complexity of putting such a structure in place by using a case study of the franchising of dental practices in Australia. We use...

The effect of consolidated statements on lenders' assessments of the capacity of members of groups of companies to repay term loans is investigated. Relevant accounting and banking literature is reviewed and a field experiment reported. Results indicate that the relevance of consolidated...