Investigating factors that influence Malaysian auditors' ethical sensitivity

Purpose - The primary role of auditors is to offer fiduciary services to society and users of financial reporting. With this role, users placed their trust and depend on the ability and judgement made by the auditors during their auditing works. However, recent financial scandals involving high prof...

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Main Authors: Alam, MM (Author), Johari, RJ (Author), Said, J (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2021
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Summary:Purpose - The primary role of auditors is to offer fiduciary services to society and users of financial reporting. With this role, users placed their trust and depend on the ability and judgement made by the auditors during their auditing works. However, recent financial scandals involving high profile companies frustrated the publics expectations, particularly in Malaysia. It is claimed that auditors are not having ethical sensitivity while executing their task in mitigating fraudulent financial reporting. Therefore, this study aims to examine the influences of ethical orientation, locus of control and the firms ethical culture on the auditors ethical sensitivity in Malaysia.
DOI:10.1108/IJOES-01-2021-0006