The present study analyzes the perceived pressures by auditors intheir professional activity. Furthermore,It explores the ethical acceptability of questionable practices and the way auditors resolve the conflictsof interest with which they are confronted. This paper also studies the influence of the size of the auditfirm and the experience of the auditors on the perception of pressures, their ethical judgment, and theway of resolving conflicts of interest.Data were collected through a questionnaire administered to auditors from small and medium-sizedaudit firms» in Spain, members of REA (Registro de Economistas Auditores).This study contributes to the international academic literature on auditing behavior, as it providesNew empirical data on the perceived pressures, not only those from the audit client, which have beenstudied extensively in the academic literature, but in addition, it highlights pressures arising from theaudit firm itself that could also have a detrimental effect on the audit quality. It also contributes to theunderstanding of the effect of these pressures on the behavior of auditors.The results of this study are also of particular relevance for the legal and professional Spanish auditingregulators face as they, at this moment, the challenge of developing a set of ethical standards that shouldimprove the ethical judgment and behavior of accounting professionals.
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