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Do the Big 4 and the Second-tier firms provide audits of similar quality?

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  1. Maarten Corten & Tensie Steijvers & Nadine Lybaert & Céline Coeckelbergs, 2021. "The Influence of the CEO on Auditor Choice in Private Firms: An Interplay of Willingness and Ability," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(12), pages 1-19, June.
  2. Matthew Notbohm & Katherine Campbell & Adam R. Smedema & Tianming Zhang, 2019. "Management’s personal ideology and financial reporting quality," Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting, Springer, vol. 52(2), pages 521-571, February.
  3. Maria Tsipouridou & Charalambos Spathis, 2014. "Audit opinion and earnings management: Evidence from Greece," Accounting Forum, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 38(1), pages 38-54, March.
  4. Tache Marta, 2020. "‘Big 4’ influence on audit market," Central European Economic Journal, Sciendo, vol. 7(54), pages 143-156, January.
  5. Miguel Minutti‐Meza, 2013. "Does Auditor Industry Specialization Improve Audit Quality?," Journal of Accounting Research, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 51(4), pages 779-817, September.
  6. Pinghsun Huang & Yi-Chieh Wen & Yan Zhang, 2020. "Does the monitoring effect of Big 4 audit firms really prevail? Evidence from managerial expropriation of cash assets," Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting, Springer, vol. 55(2), pages 739-768, August.
  7. Comprix, Joseph & Huang, Huichi, 2015. "Does auditor size matter? Evidence from small audit firms," Advances in accounting, Elsevier, vol. 31(1), pages 11-20.
  8. Svanberg, Jan & Öhman, Peter, 2015. "Auditors' identification with their clients: Effects on audit quality," The British Accounting Review, Elsevier, vol. 47(4), pages 395-408.
  9. Cullinan, Charles P. & Du, Hui & Zheng, Xiaochuan, 2012. "Barriers to entry to the big firm audit market: Evidence from market reaction to switches to second Tier audit firms in the post-sox period," Research in Accounting Regulation, Elsevier, vol. 24(1), pages 6-14.
  10. Agustín J. Sánchez-Medina & Félix Blázquez-Santana & Jesús B. Alonso, 2019. "Do Auditors Reflect the True Image of the Company Contrary to the Clients’ Interests? An Artificial Intelligence Approach," Journal of Business Ethics, Springer, vol. 155(2), pages 529-545, March.
  11. Notbohm, Matthew & Valencia, Adrian, 2021. "Audit quality effects of the PCAOB's 2006 tax service restrictions," Advances in accounting, Elsevier, vol. 55(C).
  12. Lee, Cheol & Park, Myung S., 2013. "Subjectivity in fair-value estimates, audit quality, and informativeness of other comprehensive income," Advances in accounting, Elsevier, vol. 29(2), pages 218-231.
  13. Juan L. Gandía & David Huguet, 2021. "Combined Effects of Auditing and Discretionary Accruals on the Cost of Debt: Evidence From Spanish SMEs," SAGE Open, , vol. 11(4), pages 21582440211, October.
  14. Inder K. Khurana & Nathan G. Lundstrom & K. K. Raman, 2021. "PCAOB Inspections and the Differential Audit Quality Effect for Big 4 and Non–Big 4 US Auditors," Contemporary Accounting Research, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 38(1), pages 376-411, March.
  15. Leif Atle Beisland & Roy Mersland & R. Oystein Strøm, 2012. "Audit Quality and Corporate Governance: Evidence from the Microfinance Industry," Working Papers CEB 12-034, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles.
  16. Cahan, Steven & Hay, David & Li, Lina Z., 2021. "Audit firm merger and the strategic response by large audit firms," The British Accounting Review, Elsevier, vol. 53(3).
  17. Saeed Rabea Baatwah & Adel Ali Al-Qadasi, 2020. "Determinants of outsourced internal audit function: a further analysis," Eurasian Business Review, Springer;Eurasia Business and Economics Society, vol. 10(4), pages 629-659, December.
  18. Shaw, Kenneth W. & Whitworth, James D., 2022. "Client importance and unconditional conservatism in complex accounting estimates," Advances in accounting, Elsevier, vol. 58(C).
  19. Kaplan, Steven E. & Williams, David D., 2012. "The changing relationship between audit firm size and going concern reporting," Accounting, Organizations and Society, Elsevier, vol. 37(5), pages 322-341.
  20. Ali, Muhammad Jahangir & Biswas, Pallab Kumar & Chapple, Larelle & Kumarasinghe, Sriyalatha, 2024. "Institutional ownership and earnings quality: Evidence from China," Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, Elsevier, vol. 84(C).
  21. Nawal Kasim & Nur Ain Binti Hashim & Syed Ahmed Salman, 2016. "Conceptual Relationship between Corporate Governance and Audit Quality in Shari’ah Compliant Companies Listed on Bursa Malaysia," Modern Applied Science, Canadian Center of Science and Education, vol. 10(7), pages 106-106, July.
  22. Corten, Maarten & Steijvers, Tensie & Lybaert, Nadine, 2017. "The effect of intrafamily agency conflicts on audit demand in private family firms: The moderating role of the board of directors," Journal of Family Business Strategy, Elsevier, vol. 8(1), pages 13-28.
  23. Jennifer L. Kao & Yan Li & Wenjun Zhang, 2013. "Has SOX Enhanced Non–Big 4 Auditors' Ability to Deal with Client Pressure?," Accounting Perspectives, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 12(2), pages 141-164, June.
  24. Sorin Romulus Berinde & Adrian GroÅŸanu, 2013. "Particularities Concerning The Beneficiaries Of Audit Services Provided By The Big 4 Companies: Evidence From Romania," Annales Universitatis Apulensis Series Oeconomica, Faculty of Sciences, "1 Decembrie 1918" University, Alba Iulia, vol. 2(15), pages 1-14.
  25. Nathan R. Berglund, 2020. "Do Client Bankruptcies Preceded by Clean Audit Opinions Damage Auditor Reputation?," Contemporary Accounting Research, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 37(3), pages 1914-1951, September.
  26. Herda, David N. & Notbohm, Matthew A. & Dowdell, Thomas D., 2014. "The effect of external audits of internal control over financial reporting on financial reporting for clients of Big 4, Second-tier, and small audit firms," Research in Accounting Regulation, Elsevier, vol. 26(1), pages 98-103.
  27. Nasareldeen Hamed Ahmed Alnor, 2024. "Corporate Governance Characteristics and Environmental Sustainability Affect the Business Performance among Listed Saudi Company," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 16(19), pages 1-19, September.
  28. Maroun, Warren & Atkins, Jill, 2014. "Section 45 of the Auditing Profession Act: Blowing the whistle for audit quality?," The British Accounting Review, Elsevier, vol. 46(3), pages 248-263.
  29. Akhgar M. Omid, 2015. "Qualified Audit Opinion, Accounting Earnings Management and Real Earnings Management: Evidence from Iran," Asian Economic and Financial Review, Asian Economic and Social Society, vol. 5(1), pages 46-57, January.
  30. Kimball Chapman & Michael Drake & Joseph H. Schroeder & Timothy Seidel, 2023. "Earnings announcement delays and implications for the auditor-client relationship," Review of Accounting Studies, Springer, vol. 28(1), pages 45-90, March.
  31. Casey, Ryan J. & Kaplan, Steven E. & Pinello, Arianna Spina, 2015. "Do auditors constrain benchmark beating behavior to a greater extent in the fourth versus interim quarters?," Advances in accounting, Elsevier, vol. 31(1), pages 1-10.
  32. Lai, Kam-Wah, 2013. "Audit Reporting of Big 4 Versus Non-Big 4 Auditors: The Case of Ex-Andersen Clients," The International Journal of Accounting, Elsevier, vol. 48(4), pages 495-524.
  33. Reiner Quick & Niklas Schenk & Florian Schmidt & Thilo Towara, 2018. "The impact of corporate governance on auditor choice: evidence from Germany," Journal of Management & Governance, Springer;Accademia Italiana di Economia Aziendale (AIDEA), vol. 22(2), pages 251-283, June.
  34. Mari Paananen & Annelies Renders & Marita Blomkvist, 2016. "Causes and Consequences of Improvements in the Information Environment for Swedish Small and Mid-Sized Firms," Accounting in Europe, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 13(1), pages 21-42, April.
  35. Weiss, Renee & Kalbers, Lawrence, 2013. "Determinants of auditor changes for non-accelerated filers," Research in Accounting Regulation, Elsevier, vol. 25(1), pages 13-29.
  36. Mark DeFond & David H. Erkens & Jieying Zhang, 2017. "Do Client Characteristics Really Drive the Big N Audit Quality Effect? New Evidence from Propensity Score Matching," Management Science, INFORMS, vol. 63(11), pages 3628-3649, November.
  37. Linda Myers & Jaime Schmidt & Michael Wilkins, 2014. "An investigation of recent changes in going concern reporting decisions among Big N and non-Big N auditors," Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting, Springer, vol. 43(1), pages 155-172, July.
  38. Limei Che & Ole-Kristian Hope & John Christian Langli, 2020. "How Big-4 Firms Improve Audit Quality," Management Science, INFORMS, vol. 66(10), pages 4552-4572, October.
  39. Dusica STEVCEVSKA SRBINOSKA, 2022. "Audit modifications in emerging markets: The Macedonian Stock Exchange," Romanian Journal of Economics, Institute of National Economy, vol. 55(2(64)), pages 43-69, December.
  40. Justin Y. Jin, 2014. "Investor Attention and Stock Mispricing," Accounting Perspectives, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 13(2), pages 123-147, June.
  41. Ana Paula Lopes, 2018. "Audit Quality and Earnings Management: Evidence from Portugal," Athens Journal of Business & Economics, Athens Institute for Education and Research (ATINER), vol. 4(2), pages 179-192, April.
  42. Beyza Sümer, 2018. "Minimum Wage as An Ethical Issue," European Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies Articles, Revistia Research and Publishing, vol. 3, ejms_v3_i.
  43. Dody Hapsoro & Tiara Rani Santoso, 2018. "Does Audit Quality Mediate the Effect of Auditor Tenure, Abnormal Audit Fee and Auditor's Reputation on Giving Going Concern Opinion?," International Journal of Economics and Financial Issues, Econjournals, vol. 8(1), pages 143-152.
  44. Luis Porcuna-Enguix & Elisabeth Bustos-Contell & José Serrano-Madrid & Gregorio Labatut-Serer, 2021. "Constructing the Audit Risk Assessment by the Audit Team Leader When Planning: Using Fuzzy Theory," Mathematics, MDPI, vol. 9(23), pages 1-22, November.
  45. Bikki Jaggi & Santanu Mitra & Mahmud Hossain, 2015. "Earnings quality, internal control weaknesses and industry-specialist audits," Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting, Springer, vol. 45(1), pages 1-32, July.
  46. MohammadRezaei, Fakhroddin & Mohd-Saleh, Norman & Ahmed, Kamran, 2018. "Audit Firm Ranking, Audit Quality and Audit Fees: Examining Conflicting Price Discrimination Views," The International Journal of Accounting, Elsevier, vol. 53(4), pages 295-313.
  47. Xingqiang Du, 2019. "Does CEO-Auditor Dialect Sharing Impair Pre-IPO Audit Quality? Evidence from China," Journal of Business Ethics, Springer, vol. 156(3), pages 699-735, May.
  48. Mehmet nsal Memis & Emin H seyin Cetenak, 2012. "Earnings Management, Audit Quality and Legal Environment: An International Comparison," International Journal of Economics and Financial Issues, Econjournals, vol. 2(4), pages 460-469.
  49. Dang, Man & Puwanenthiren, Premkanth & Truong, Cameron & Henry, Darren & Vo, Xuan Vinh, 2022. "Audit quality and seasoned equity offerings methods," International Review of Financial Analysis, Elsevier, vol. 83(C).
  50. Persefoni Polychronidou & George Drogalas & Ioannis Tampakoudis, 2020. "Mandatory rotation of audit firms and auditors in Greece," International Journal of Disclosure and Governance, Palgrave Macmillan, vol. 17(2), pages 141-154, September.
  51. Jennifer K. Howard & Myungsoo Son & Hakjoon Song, 2023. "Shareholders’ Perception of Auditor Type and Timing of Auditor Engagement: Evidence from Auditor Ratification," Australian Accounting Review, CPA Australia, vol. 33(3), pages 284-301, September.
  52. Palazuelos Cobo, Estefanía & Montoya del Corte, Javier & Herrero Crespo, Ángel, 2017. "Determinantes de la continuidad en la contratación de la auditoría de forma voluntaria: evidencia para el caso de España," Revista de Contabilidad - Spanish Accounting Review, Elsevier, vol. 20(1), pages 63-72.
  53. Meiying Hua & Pervaiz Alam, 2021. "Audit Quality and Environment, Social, and Governance Risks," International Journal of Business Research and Management (IJBRM), Computer Science Journals (CSC Journals), vol. 12(2), pages 50-75, April.
  54. Legoria, Joseph & Rosa, Gina & Soileau, Jared S., 2017. "Audit quality across non-audit service fee benchmarks: Evidence from material weakness opinions," Research in Accounting Regulation, Elsevier, vol. 29(2), pages 97-108.
  55. Tsipouridou, Maria & Spathis, Charalambos, 2012. "Earnings management and the role of auditors in an unusual IFRS context: The case of Greece," Journal of International Accounting, Auditing and Taxation, Elsevier, vol. 21(1), pages 62-78.
  56. Alhadab, Mohammad & Clacher, Iain, 2018. "The impact of audit quality on real and accrual earnings management around IPOs," The British Accounting Review, Elsevier, vol. 50(4), pages 442-461.
  57. Chen, Yu & Eshleman, John Daniel & Soileau, Jared S., 2016. "Board Gender Diversity and Internal Control Weaknesses," Advances in accounting, Elsevier, vol. 33(C), pages 11-19.
  58. Giuseppe Iuliano & Gaetano Matonti, 2015. "Do big 4 audit companies detect earnings management and report it in the audit opinion? Empirical evidence from italian non-listed firms," ESPERIENZE D'IMPRESA, FrancoAngeli Editore, vol. 2015(2), pages 5-43.
  59. Prasanna Krishna & Ramanathan Geeta & Arora Bharat, 2017. "Family Ownership, Earnings Informativeness, and Role of Audit Committees: An Empirical Investigation in India," Review of Economics & Finance, Better Advances Press, Canada, vol. 9, pages 57-70, August.
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