Thared Santatiwongchai. Effects of audit professional skepticism on audit efficiency and audit success. (). Mahanakorn University of Technology. Library. : , 2023.
Effects of audit professional skepticism on audit efficiency and audit success
Abstract:
This study aimed to examine the impact of audit professional skepticism on the success of certified public accountants (CPAs) in Thailand through the mediating effects of audit efficiency and computer-assisted audit tools and techniques (CAATs), and the moderating effect of audit professional skepticism on audit efficiency. A total of 610 CPAs were chosen as the sample, and the data were collected. The results of the path coefficients and hypothesis testing showed that audit professional skepticism played a positive significant role in determining and driving audit efficiency. Audit efficiency also positively affected audit success; thus, audit professional skepticism indirectly impacted audit success. Additionally, audit efficiency was a mediator of audit professional skepticism-success relationships in this study. However, computer-assisted audit tools and techniques were moderators, and the coefficient of interaction between audit professional skepticism and computer-assisted audit tools and techniques had a positive significant effect on audit efficiency.