Abstract:
This paper examines factors that influence job applicants’ willingness to apply for positions in
internal auditing. We predict and find evidence that job applicants are dissuaded from applying
for internal audit positions. In two separate experiments involving participants at seven
universities, we discover that this phenomenon is most prevalent for applicants with business
experience. Experienced applicants are 20 and 33 percent less willing to apply for a position if it
is labeled as “internal audit” versus “accounting” in the two experiments, respectively. In
addition, we find that the only experimental condition that increases interest in applying for an
internal audit position for experienced applicants occurs when the position advertises the
combination of (1) a short stint in internal auditing and then a move from internal audit into a
management position and (2) work primarily related to consulting services rather than assurance
services. As a potential explanation for these findings, we find evidence that participants believe
other business professionals have negative stereotypes of internal auditing—which likely
dissuade potential job applicants from applying to work in internal audit. The results should
prove informative to practitioners, internal audit professional organizations, and business
professionals concerned with high quality corporate governance.
Abstract:This paper examines factors that influence job applicants’ willingness to apply for positions ininternal auditing. We predict and find evidence that job applicants are dissuaded from applyingfor internal audit positions. In two separate experiments involving participants at sevenuniversities, we discover that this phenomenon is most prevalent for applicants with businessexperience. Experienced applicants are 20 and 33 percent less willing to apply for a position if itis labeled as “internal audit” versus “accounting” in the two experiments, respectively. Inaddition, we find that the only experimental condition that increases interest in applying for aninternal audit position for experienced applicants occurs when the position advertises thecombination of (1) a short stint in internal auditing and then a move from internal audit into amanagement position and (2) work primarily related to consulting services rather than assuranceservices. As a potential explanation for these findings, we find evidence that participants believeother business professionals have negative stereotypes of internal auditing—which likelydissuade potential job applicants from applying to work in internal audit. The results shouldprove informative to practitioners, internal audit professional organizations, and businessprofessionals concerned with high quality corporate governance.
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