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European Reform of Statutory Audit and Market Structure: The Position of Audit Firms
[Reforma europea de la auditoría legal y estructura del mercado: posición de las firmas de auditoría]

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  • Marie-Claire Loison

    (EM - EMLyon Business School)

  • Loïc Belze

    (EM - EMLyon Business School)

  • Géraldine Hottegindre

    (EM - EMLyon Business School)

Abstract

The European Commission recently reformed the statutory audit market in order to improve its competitiveness. We employ resource dependence theory to understand the position of audit firms with regard to the policy options considered. By using content analysis to examine consultation responses, we show that, despite the existing market segmentation, all sizes of firm adopt similar positions, except on the topic of audit consortia. The differences in firms' access to resources, particularly with respect to human capital, help to explain these positions, which perpetuate supply concentration in the market.La Commission européenne a récemment mené une réforme de l'audit légal afin d'améliorer la compétitivité du marché. Nous mobilisons la théorie de la dépendance vis-à-vis des ressources afin de comprendre la position des cabinets d'audit au regard des options politiques envisagées. A partir d'une analyse de contenu des réponses à une consultation, les résultats montrent qu'en dépit d'une segmentation de marché existante, toutes les tailles de cabinet adoptent des positions similaires, excepté sur les consortiums d'audit. Les différences d'accès aux ressources entre types de cabinet, notamment en capital humain, permettent de comprendre ces positions qui pérennisent la concentration de l'offre.La Comisión Europea a realizado recientemente una reforma en materia de auditoría legal con el fin de mejorar la competencia de este mercado. Movilizamos la teoría de dependencia de recursos con el fin de entender la posición de las firmas de auditoría en relación a las opciones políticas consideradas. A partir de un análisis de contenido de respuestas a una consulta, los resultados muestran que, a pesar de una segmentación de mercado existente, los distintos tamaños de firmas adoptan posiciones similares, con excepción de la auditoría de consorcio. Las diferencias de acceso a los recursos entre las diferentes firmas, sobre todo en capital humano, permiten de entender esas posiciones que sostienen la concentración de la oferta.

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  • Marie-Claire Loison & Loïc Belze & Géraldine Hottegindre, 2020. "European Reform of Statutory Audit and Market Structure: The Position of Audit Firms [Reforma europea de la auditoría legal y estructura del mercado: posición de las firmas de auditoría]," Post-Print hal-02312411, HAL.
  • Handle: RePEc:hal:journl:hal-02312411
    DOI: 10.7202/1069091ar
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