The impact of perceived ethical culture of the firm and demographic variables on auditors' ethical evaluation and intention to act decisions

B Sweeney, D Arnold, B Pierce - Journal of Business Ethics, 2010 - Springer
B Sweeney, D Arnold, B Pierce
Journal of Business Ethics, 2010Springer
This study examined the impact of perceived ethical culture of the firm and selected
demographic variables on auditors' ethical evaluation of, and intention to engage in, various
time pressure-induced dysfunctional behaviours. Four audit cases and questionnaires were
distributed to experienced pre-manager level auditors in Ireland and the US The findings
revealed that while perceived unethical pressure to engage in dysfunctional behaviours and
unethical tone at the top were significant in forming an ethical evaluation, only perceived …
Abstract
This study examined the impact of perceived ethical culture of the firm and selected demographic variables on auditors’ ethical evaluation of, and intention to engage in, various time pressure-induced dysfunctional behaviours. Four audit cases and questionnaires were distributed to experienced pre-manager level auditors in Ireland and the U.S. The findings revealed that while perceived unethical pressure to engage in dysfunctional behaviours and unethical tone at the top were significant in forming an ethical evaluation, only perceived unethical pressure had an impact on intention to engage in the behaviours. Country was also found to have a significant impact, with U.S. respondents reporting higher ethical evaluations and lower intentions to engage in unethical acts than Irish respondents. Implications of the findings and areas for future research are discussed.
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