Electronic Resource
Bradford
:
Emerald
Accounting, auditing & accountability journal
7 (1994), S. 30-49
ISSN:
0951-3574
Source:
Emerald Fulltext Archive Database 1994-2005
Topics:
Economics
Notes:
Analyses a policy-making issue concerning historically persistentphenomena with the potential, concurrently, to assist the socialconstruction of the audit profession, and create expectation problemscapable of accentuating the present audit crisis. The phenomena are thefinancial reporting quality labels commonly associated with theauditor's opinion on the content of reported financial statements.Reveals the close historical relationship of accountancy and law in aprocess of professionalization in which accountants and lawyers vaguelyand ambiguously describe financial reporting quality by means of variouslabels and supporting criteria. The analysis also suggests the strategicbenefits and disbenefits of reporting quality labels and criteria to theaudit profession within the context of the expectations gap.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/09513579410058256
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