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Gender Diversity in Audit Partners and Audit Efforts

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  • Veronica Tibiletti
  • Stefano Azzali
  • Tatiana Mazza

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The research uses regression models and panel data related to audit fees, audit hours and corporate governance. The sample of listed firms yields 751 firms-years observations for the period 2010-2018. We study how gender diversity among audit partners, Chief Executive Officers, and Boards of Directors impact on audit fees and audit hours. We focus on the interaction between auditors and management. We find that female audit partners is associated with lower audit fees and audit hours. Next, we find that female audit partner significantly affects the association with the audit efforts in interaction with management, but when the audit partner is male, audit efforts are also determined by the female representation on the Board of Directors. We contribute to literature on the effects of gender diversity in auditing and corporate governance. We also enrich the concept of audit efforts by including audit hours as well as audit fees. Finally, the research answers the call for empirical study on the effects of gender diversity in management-auditor interaction.

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  • Veronica Tibiletti & Stefano Azzali & Tatiana Mazza, 2023. "Gender Diversity in Audit Partners and Audit Efforts," International Journal of Business and Management, Canadian Center of Science and Education, vol. 16(4), pages 1-96, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:ibn:ijbmjn:v:16:y:2023:i:4:p:96
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