Theory testing and process evidence in accounting experiments

HS Asay, RD Guggenmos, K Kadous… - The Accounting …, 2022 - publications.aaahq.org
This paper discusses the role of process evidence in accounting research. We define
process evidence broadly as data providing insight into how and why cause-effect …

Grounding the professional skepticism construct in mindset and attitude theory: A way forward

CJ Nolder, K Kadous - Accounting, Organizations and Society, 2018 - Elsevier
The concept of professional skepticism is pervasive throughout auditing standards, and
inspectors around the globe often identify a lack of skepticism as a root cause of audit …

Disclosure readability and the sensitivity of investors' valuation judgments to outside information

HS Asay, WB Elliott… - The Accounting Review, 2017 - publications.aaahq.org
Prior literature suggests that investors react less strongly to information in less readable
disclosures. We extend this literature by considering how disclosure readability affects the …

The balanced scorecard as a strategy-evaluation tool: The effects of implementation involvement and a causal-chain focus

WB Tayler - The Accounting Review, 2010 - publications.aaahq.org
Using an experiment, I examine whether involvement in scorecard implementation can
mitigate the effects of motivated reasoning that occur when the scorecard is framed as a …

Effects of data visualization choices on psychophysiological responses, judgment, and audit quality

AM Rose, JM Rose, K Rotaru… - Journal of …, 2022 - publications.aaahq.org
We conduct experiments with Big 4 auditors and business students to investigate
psychophysiological responses to Big Data visualizations and the effects of visualization …

Real effects of reporting key audit matters on auditors' judgment and choice of action

K Asbahr, K Ruhnke - International Journal of Auditing, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
This experimental study analyzes whether reporting an accounting estimate as a key audit
matter (KAM) can influence auditor judgment about the accounting estimate and the …

The effects of auditor affinity for client and perceived client pressure on auditor proposed adjustments

C Koch, SE Salterio - The Accounting Review, 2017 - publications.aaahq.org
This paper examines how auditors' judgments about accounting policies may differ when
experiencing different levels of affinity for client management and facing different levels of …

The interaction of communicating measurement uncertainty and the dark triad on managers' reporting decisions

TM Majors - The Accounting Review, 2016 - publications.aaahq.org
ABSTRACT I conduct an interactive experiment with participants in manager-and investor-
like roles to examine whether and how mandating range disclosures for uncertain estimates …

Judgment and decision‐making research in auditing and accounting: future research implications of person, task, and environment perspective

R Mala, P Chand - Accounting Perspectives, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
The discipline of accounting and auditing has increasingly recognized judgment and
decision making (JDM) as highly important attributes in the profession because individuals …

The effects of prior auditor involvement and client pressure on proposed audit adjustments

RC Hatfield, SB Jackson… - Behavioral Research in …, 2011 - publications.aaahq.org
This study draws upon research on escalation of commitment, motivated reasoning, and
prior involvement to formulate hypotheses about the effects of prior auditor involvement and …