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Professionell skepticism: nyckeln till revisorns objektivitet?
University of Gävle, Faculty of Education and Business Studies, Department of Business and Economic Studies.
University of Gävle, Faculty of Education and Business Studies, Department of Business and Economic Studies.
2015 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
Sustainable development
The essay/thesis is partially on sustainable development according to the University's criteria
Abstract [sv]

 

Syfte: En revisors oberoende är en grundläggande faktor för att säkerställa god kvalitet och hög tillförlitlighet på revisionen.  Denna studie skall belysa en egenskap som har ett samband med en högkvalitativ revision, och som utgör en stor och betydelsefull del av revisorsyrket; professionell skepticism. Syftet med uppsatsen är att undersöka om där finns några samband mellan professionell skepticism och tre andra faktorer:

  • objektivitet
  • klientidentifikation
  • kvalitetsförsämrande handlingar

 

Metod: Vi har vid genomförandet av studien använt en kvantitativ metod där vi skickade ut en enkät till 3337 auktoriserade samt godkända revisorer, varav 178 av dem besvarades. Svaren analyserades statistiskt för att kunna testa hypoteserna som utformats i studien.

 

Resultat & slutsats: Resultatet av undersökningen visar ett positivt samband mellan objektivitet och professionell skepticism. Slutsatsen visar att en ökad professionell skepticism stärker objektiviteten hos revisorer.

 

Förslag till fortsatt forskning: Tid är i många fall en begränsande faktor, vilket också är fallet i denna uppsats. Längre tidshorisont skulle kunna resultera i en högre svarsfrekvens på enkäterna och därmed möjlighet till fler eller tydligare samband. En utveckling av frågeställningar för att mäta professionell skepticism, och som utgår från revisorsyrket, anser vi skulle vara en intressant idé för framtida forskning. Ett annat förslag är att undersöka om det finns skillnader i personlig skepticism och professionell skepticism. Att en revisor inte är skeptisk privat behöver inte betyda desamma inom professionen.

 

Uppsatsens bidrag: Uppsatsen bidrar till forskningen gällande påverkansfaktorer på revisorers objektivitet/oberoende. Professionell skepticism har visat sig vara en viktig del av revisorernas profession. Vi har i studien visat ett tydligt samband mellan skepticism och objektivitet som kan användas i framtida forskningssyften.

Nyckelord: Professionell skepticism, Revisorns objektivitet/oberoende, Klientidentifikation, Kvalitetsförsämrande handlingar.

Abstract [en]

Aim: An auditor's independence is a fundamental factor for ensuring a good quality and high reliability audit. This study will shed light on a characteristic that is fundamental to be able to produce a high-quality audit, and which constitute a large and important part of the audit profession; professional skepticism. The purpose of this paper is to investigate whether there is any connection between professional skepticism and these three factors:

  • objectivity
  • client identification
  • RAQ acts

 

Method: We have in the implementation of the study used a quantitative method where we sent out a survey to 3,337 authorized and approved auditors, of which we received 178 responses. The responses were statistically analyzed to test hypotheses developed in the study.

 

Result & Conclusions: The results of the survey show a positive correlation between objectivity and professional skepticism. The conclusion shows that increased professional skepticism strengthens the objectivity of the auditors.

 

Suggestions for future research: Time is often a limitation, which is the case in this thesis as well. Longer time horizon could have resulted in a larger number of replies on the survey and the possibility for stronger correlations between items. A further development of the questions regarding the professional skepticism aimed specifically to auditors might be a better way to look at it. Another suggestion is to investigate if there is a difference between personal skepticism and professional skepticism. Lack of skepticism in your personal trait does not necessarily mean the same for your profession. 

 

Contribution of the thesis: This paper contributes to the literature about auditor independence and its surrounding effects. The professional skepticism has proven to be a vital part of the auditor profession and we have been able to prove the correlation between auditor independence and professional skepticism that can be used in future research purposes.

 

Key words: Professional skepticism, Auditor independence, Client identification, RAQ acts.

 

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2015. , p. 67
Keywords [sv]
Professionell skepticism, Revisorns objektivitet/oberoende, Klientidentifikation, Kvalitetsförsämrande handlingar.
National Category
Business Administration
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URN: urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-19526Archive number: FE1: 62/2015OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hig-19526DiVA, id: diva2:818757
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Business administration
Educational program
Business administration
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Available from: 2015-06-17 Created: 2015-06-09 Last updated: 2016-01-05Bibliographically approved

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