Audit quality: does gender composition of audit firms matter?

被引:13
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作者
Montenegro, Tania Menezes [1 ]
Bras, Filomena Antunes [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Minho, Sch Econ & Management, Braga, Portugal
关键词
gender diversity; audit quality; earnings quality; Portugal; Genero; Diversidad de Genero; Calidad de Auditoria; Calidad de la Informacion Financiera; EARNINGS MANAGEMENT; TOP MANAGEMENT; NONAUDIT SERVICES; SEX-DIFFERENCES; PARTNER TENURE; OFFICE SIZE; DIVERSITY; ACCRUALS; WOMEN; PRIVATE;
D O I
10.1080/02102412.2015.1035578
中图分类号
F8 [财政、金融];
学科分类号
0202 ;
摘要
Using a sample of Portuguese audit firms and their client companies, this study examines the association between gender composition of the partnership structure of audit firms and audit quality. Audit quality is measured through the earnings quality of audit clients. We find that gender diversity in the partnership structure of audit firms, per se, has no association with audit quality. In turn, we find significant evidence that a predominant presence of female Certified Public Accountants (CPAs) in partner positions in audit firms is associated with higher audit quality. In particular, the results indicate that audit firms with female-dominated partnership structures are negatively related with aggressive accounting practices in audit clients. Utilizando una muestra de firmas auditoras portuguesas y sus clientes, este trabajo analiza la relacion entre la composicion de genero de la estructura de propiedad de las firmas auditoras e la calidad de auditoria. La calidad de auditoria se mide a traves de la calidad de la informacion financiera de los clientes. Los resultados sugieren que la diversidad de genero en la estructura de propiedad de las firmas auditoras no esta asociada con la calidad de auditoria. Por otra parte, evidencia significativa sugiere que la supremacia femenina en las estructuras de propiedad de las firmas auditoras se asocia con una mayor calidad de la auditoria. Las firmas auditoras con estructuras de propiedad donde predominan las mujeres, presentan una relacion negativa con las practicas de manipulacion contable agresivas de los clientes de auditoria.
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页码:264 / 297
页数:34
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