In this study we introduce the construct of ethical
commitment and examine through an online survey
of professional accountants the relationship between
their ethical commitment towards auditor independence
and features of their work and cultural
environment. We conceive of independence commitment
as the extent to which the individual
accountant considers auditor independence as a key
attribute of the profession, and believes that regulatory
standards of auditor independence should be
rigorously binding and enforced in the public
accounting domain. The results indicate that, at the
time of data collection around the end of 2002,
respondents’ independence commitment was, on
average, relatively high, thereby suggesting that
professional accountants were then considering
independence as a key feature of public accounting
In this study we introduce the construct of ethicalcommitment and examine through an online surveyof professional accountants the relationship betweentheir ethical commitment towards auditor independenceand features of their work and culturalenvironment. We conceive of independence commitmentas the extent to which the individualaccountant considers auditor independence as a keyattribute of the profession, and believes that regulatorystandards of auditor independence should berigorously binding and enforced in the publicaccounting domain. The results indicate that, at thetime of data collection around the end of 2002,respondents’ independence commitment was, onaverage, relatively high, thereby suggesting thatprofessional accountants were then consideringindependence as a key feature of public accounting
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