Often instead of making partner, women in public accounting firms appear to be sidelined into less prestigious, less powerful director positions, a study has found.
Social Sciences
Aug 17, 2022
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COVID-19 has disrupted financial statement auditing globally and impacted group dynamics in an industry vital to the health of the economy, according to a new study.
Economics & Business
May 9, 2022
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Accounting firms that overwork their employees are less likely to produce high-quality audits—even if the employees are satisfied with their careers, according to new research from the University at Buffalo School of Management.
Economics & Business
Mar 3, 2021
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Regulators have expressed concerns that audit firms' emphasis on non-audit services (NAS) such as consulting could distract from an audit, and quality does suffer in certain cases, according to new research from the University ...
Economics & Business
Dec 10, 2020
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A recent study finds that when an accounting firm has an industry diversified client portfolio, the quality of the firm's audits suffers—and the more industry sectors it audits, the worse those audits are.
Economics & Business
Jul 30, 2020
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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has picked Danish economist and environmentalist Inger Andersen to be the new UN environment chief, turning the page on a scandal over expenses that rocked the UN agency, according to ...
Environment
Feb 15, 2019
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Do you have what it takes to be an ethical hacker? Can you step into the shoes of a professional paid to outsmart supposedly locked-down systems? Now you can at least try, no matter what your background, with a new card game ...
Software
Jul 24, 2012
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According to a new study, corporate directors, who are ultimately responsible for internal whistle-blowing systems, often do not take action at all regarding anonymous allegations, even when the allegation involves very serious ...
Social Sciences
Jul 12, 2010
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The role of the auditing profession is crucial for the proper functioning of capital and debt markets: one of the primary duties of auditors is to ensure the compliance of organizations' financial accounts to the law. And ...
Economics & Business
Dec 7, 2022
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Nissan shareholders began a fractious annual meeting Tuesday to discuss revamping operations at the crisis-hit Japanese automaker after the Carlos Ghosn scandal, amid lingering tension with French partner Renault.
Business
Jun 25, 2019
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