Browsing BI Open by Author "Knechel, W. Robert"
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Do Audit Teams Affect Audit Production and Quality? Evidence from Audit Teams’ Industry Knowledge
Cahan, Steven F.; Che, Limei; Knechel, W. Robert; Svanstrøm, Tobias (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)We examine how the extent and distribution of industry knowledge within an audit team affectaudit outcomes. While prior research examining the role of auditors’industry knowledge focusesmainly on auditfirms, audit offices, ... -
Do Audit Teams Affect Audit Production and Quality? Evidence from Audit Teams’ Industry Knowledge
Cahan, Steven F.; Che, Limei; Knechel, W. Robert; Svanstrøm, Tobias (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)We examine how the extent and distribution of industry knowledge within an audit team affect audit outcomes. While prior research examining the role of auditors' industry knowledge focuses mainly on audit firms, audit ... -
The Impact of Partners’ Economic Incentives on Audit Quality in Big 4 Partnerships
Dekeyser, Simon; Gaeremynck, Ann; Knechel, W. Robert; Willekens, Marleen (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Economic incentives are fundamental for understanding auditor behavior. In this paper, we investigate the association between the extent of partners’ fee-based compensation, partners’ observable net wealth, and audit ... -
Multimarket Contact and Mutual Forbearance in Audit Markets
Dekeyser, Simon; Gaeremynck, Ann; Knechel, W. Robert; Willekens, Marleen (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Competition in audit markets is an important topic but direct tests of market competition have been limited. In this paper, we examine how audit firms behave when they are confronted with competition from another firm in ...