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The Exchange Podcast - Cultivating Engaged Audit Teams: The Effect of the Lead Audit Partner’s Leadership Behaviors
Podcast
The Exchange Podcast - Cultivating Engaged Audit Teams: The Effect of the Lead Audit Partner’s Leadership Behaviors

The Exchange Podcast is brought to you by the American Accounting Association. This episode features a discussion on the research paper Cult...

Can Regulation Keep Up with Rapid Changes in Audit Technology?
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Can Regulation Keep Up with Rapid Changes in Audit Technology?

This study examines the challenges auditors face when auditing information technology (IT)- enabled financial reporting. The authors analyz...

Can Being Too Skeptical Hurt Auditor–Client Relationships?
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Can Being Too Skeptical Hurt Auditor–Client Relationships?

This study examines a practical tension in audits: professional skepticism (PS) is required for audit quality, but “higher-than-expected” s...

Who Really Oversees the Auditor—The Board or Management?
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Who Really Oversees the Auditor—The Board or Management?

The study revisits how external auditors interact with audit committees (ACs) in today’s “mature” post–Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) environment, af...

Do Managers Set Tougher Targets When They Believe in the Mission?
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Do Managers Set Tougher Targets When They Believe in the Mission?

This study tests how managers in organizations adopting a social mission set targets for employees. It further tests whether managers’ targ...

The Exchange Podcast: How Do Reviewers' Goal Framing and Novice Auditors' Receptivity to Negative Feedback Affect Follow-Through Performance?
Podcast
The Exchange Podcast: How Do Reviewers' Goal Framing and Novice Auditors' Receptivity to Negative Feedback Affect Follow-Through Performance?

Join Karen Osterheld of the American Accounting Association as she moderates a compelling discussion with Lindsay Andiola, Associate Profess...

Can a Simple Values Statement Change Transfer Pricing Negotiations?
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Can a Simple Values Statement Change Transfer Pricing Negotiations?

This study tests whether a cooperative corporate values statement (a nonbinding “we work better together” message) changes how managers pre...

Does Involving Managers in Budgets Lead to More Pessimistic Forecasts?
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Does Involving Managers in Budgets Lead to More Pessimistic Forecasts?

This study examines whether letting lower-level managers actively participate in setting budgets affects how top managers forecast company...

Do Risk Summaries Actually Help Investors Understand Financial Risks?
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Do Risk Summaries Actually Help Investors Understand Financial Risks?

Risk factor disclosures in 10-Ks are often lengthy and hard for investors to connect to specific financial statement impacts. The SEC now r...

Can Requiring Explanations Make Bonus Allocations Fairer?
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Can Requiring Explanations Make Bonus Allocations Fairer?

This study examines how team members talk to managers about who contributed what to a team’s results when bonuses are at stake. The authors...

The Exchange Podcast - The Joint Effects of Valuation Focus and Employer Type on Valuation Specialists’ Perceptions of Organizational-Professional Conflict
Podcast
The Exchange Podcast - The Joint Effects of Valuation Focus and Employer Type on Valuation Specialists’ Perceptions of Organizational-Professional Conflict

The Exchange Podcast brought to you by the American Accounting Association This episode features a discussion on the research paper The Join...

How Is Technology Redefining the Role of Staff Auditors?
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How Is Technology Redefining the Role of Staff Auditors?

This study explores how technology—such as data analytics, AI tools, and automated audit software—is reshaping the work of staff auditors....

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