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Out Of Office: Examining How Remote Auditing Can Affect Audit Quality, Kristen Thompson
Out Of Office: Examining How Remote Auditing Can Affect Audit Quality, Kristen Thompson
Theses and Dissertations
Psychological factors bring rise to the potential for differences in audit quality between in- person and remote work. With remote auditing on the rise, I investigate whether an increase in distance between an auditor and their supervisor can increase auditors’ divergent thinking and, in high time pressure, lead to a greater likelihood for auditors to exhibit reduced audit quality (RAQ) behavior. Consistent with prior literature, I find auditors facing high (vs. low) time pressure are more likely to engage in RAQ behavior, consistent with their motivation to speed up testing. More importantly, I find auditors working remotely are more likely …