Determinan Audit Report Lag Dengan Auditor Spesialisasi Industri Sebagai Variabel Moderating Pada Perusahaan Go Public Sektor Pertambangan Terdaftar Di Bei Periode 2014-2018

The purpose of the study was to examine the effect of audit committee size, auditor tenure and KAP size on audit report lag with industry specialization auditors as moderating variables in publicly listed mining sector companies on the IDX. This research is a quantitative research using secondary data that is accessed from the website of the mining sector company. This study uses the criteria to determine the research sample, amounting to 31 companies. The method of analysis used logistic regression and residual test which was processed with SPSS. The results of the study: 1) the size of the audit committee has no effect on audit report lag; 2) audit tenure has no effect on audit report lag; 3) KAP size has an effect on audit report lag; 4) all independent variables simultaneously affect the audit report lag; 5) the moderating variable cannot moderate the effect of the independent variable on audit report lag.

Formation of interregional clusters on the basis of industry specialization of the area

Subject. This article explores the socioeconomic relations that arise in the process of formation of interregional clusters. Objectives. The article aims to explore industry specialization and clustering within the territory of the Central Black Earth macroregion. Methods. For the study, I used analysis and synthesis, induction and deduction, and the empirical method. Results. Based on the analysis of the industry specialization of the Central Black Earth macroregion’s economy, the article shows the economic and social effects of the implementation of interregional agreements. It proposes to create a chemical and pharmaceutical cluster of the medical industry in this economic region. Conclusions. The chemical and pharmaceutical cluster is of great importance under present-day conditions. It is a driver to boost employment and improve the quality of life of the population.

The Value of Auditor Industry Specialization: Evidence from a Structural Model

This study investigates the value of auditor industry specialization. In the first step, we use a discrete choice model to derive the first-order demand for auditor industry specialization. Our results reveal that clients have a general preference for auditor industry specialization, relating to both audit firm and audit office specialization. Further, we observe that specializations at the audit firm and audit office level are substitutes. We also find that larger and more complex clients have a stronger demand for industry specialization at the audit office level. In the second step, we use the results from the discrete choice model to quantify the value of auditor industry specialist for clients. We find that the overall value of industry specialization aggregated across all clients is 5.2 million USD (0.36% of audit fees) and that industry specialization at the firm (office) level is decisive for auditor choice in 4% (6%) of all cases.

The Impact of Firm Size on the Effect of Industry Specialization, Audit Opinion and the Size of a Public Accounting Firm (KAP) on Audit Delay in Mining Companies

Many previous researchers have studied the factors causing audit delays such as company size, nature of company, audit firm size, industry specialization and etc, and the results are still inconsistent. Even researchers found that this phenomenon is still happening as many public companies did that listed on the Indonesian stock exchange. This study aims to determine the effect of industry specialization, audit opinion and size of Public Accounting Firm (KAP) on Audit Delay with firm size as a moderating variable. The sampling technique used purposive sampling and involved 33 mining companies listed on the Indonesian stock exchange. The data analysis method used moderated regression analysis (MRA). The results showed that Industrial Specialization had a positive effect on audit delay. Audit opinion does not affect audit delay. The size of the Public Accounting Firm (KAP) has a positive effect on audit delay. Firm size has no effect on audit delay. Our assumption that firm size is a moderating variable is not proven.

Industrial special economic zone and single-industry town: Industry-branch orientation

Subject. This article discusses the problems of socio-economic development of monocities. Objectives. The article aims to consider the industry specialization of special economic zones (SEZ) and determine the extent of their mutual influence. Methods. For the study, we used a statistical analysis. Results. Based on the analysis of performance indicators of industrial special economic zones, the article breaks down economic zones and monocities by federal districts and describes their sectoral trends. The article emphasizes that when creating economic zones, the category the nearby monocities belong to was not taken into account, and there is no interaction between the zone and the monocity. Conclusions. On the basis of the studied, it can be assumed that when creating industrial special economic zones, the objective to improve the socio-economic situation of nearby monocities was not set at all.

The Determinants of Audit Quality: A Study Using the Approach of Earnings Surprise Benchmark

This study aims to find empirical evidence regarding the influence of audit tenure, audit firm rotation, audit firm industry specialization, and time budget pressure on audit quality. This research is a quantitative research using secondary data in the form of financial statements. This study uses a population of manufacturing companies in the consumer goods sector listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange in 2015-2017. The sampling was done by using a non-probability method with a purposive sampling technique. The number of samples used in this study is 34 companies. The data analysis method used is a logistic regression analysis method using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 21. The results of this study indicate that audit tenure and audit firm rotation have no effect on audit quality, PAF industry specialization has a positive effect on audit quality, time budget pressure has a negative effect on audit quality.

The Pitfalls of Using Location Quotients to Identify Clusters and Represent Industry Specialization in Small Regions

This paper examines the use of location quotients, a measure of regional business activity relative to the national benchmark, as an indicator of sectoral agglomeration in small cities and towns, and as a measure of industry specialization that might impact the number of new business startups in these places. Using establishment-level data on businesses located in Maine, our findings suggest that the addition of one "hypothetical" establishment in very small towns leads to a dramatic change in the magnitude of the region-industry location quotient. At population sizes of about 4,100 or more people, however, location quotients are reasonably stable. Regression results from an analysis of the relationship between new business activity and regional industry specialization show that the effect of location quotients on business startups switches from "inelastic" to "elastic" at a population size cutoff of about 2,600 residents. Overall, our findings suggest that researchers and practitioners should exercise caution when using location quotients to study small regions.

Banks’ risk and the impact of audit quality on income smoothing

Research question: This paper investigates the impact that specific audit quality dimensions have upon European Union Banks’ income smoothing behavior. Motivation: Although previous studies have investigated the characteristics of audit quality, little is known about the audit quality in the banking sector. Excessive risk taking and business complexity may further impair auditors’ work and an audit’s outcome may be conditioned upon banks’ risk. Idea: We examine whether auditors’ independence influences bank managers’ decision to smooth income and whether this attribute depends on bank risk and systemic importance. We investigate the association between auditors’ industry specialization and auditors’ tenure with the level of Loan Loss Provisions Data: We use a sample of 133 banks from 26 European Union countries for the period 2006-2013. Tools: Similar to previous research, we use ordinary least squares analysis to test the results. Findings: Empirical findings provide evidence that the auditors’ industry expertise limits management’s discretion of high-risk banks to a greater extent relative to low risk banks. In contrast, our results imply that banks that retain the same auditor for a consecutive fiscal year are more likely to engage in income smoothing through LLPs. Furthermore, our study examines whether audit quality dimensions have different outcomes on income smoothing decisions between globally systemically important banks (GSIBs) and the rest of banks. Our results provide evidence that the impact of industry specialization and auditor tenure on EU banks accounting policy decisions differs between GSIBs and non-GSIBs. Contribution: Our analysis contributes in the existing body of research by focusing on the impact of audit quality on managements’ accounting discretion and the influence of banks’ special attributes on the audit process.

The relationship between political connections, auditor characteristics and auditor narcissism

Purpose This study aims to assess the relationship between political connections, auditor characteristics (audit quality and industry specialization) and auditors’ intrinsic characteristics (narcissism) in listed firms on the Tehran Stock Exchange. In other words, this paper attempts to answer the question “whether political connections, audit quality and industry specialization contribute to the growth of narcissism and overconfidence of auditors of listed firms on the Tehran Stock Exchange or not.” Design/methodology/approach A multivariate regression model is used for hypothesis testing. The study’s hypotheses were also examined using a sample of 768-year firm listed on the Tehran Stock Exchange during 2013–2018 and by using the multiple regression pattern. Findings The obtained results indicate a negative and significant association between political relations, narcissism and overconfidence. The auditor’s overconfidence will go down by increasing political relations. Moreover, the results show a positive and significant relationship between audit quality, industry specialization and narcissism. On the other hand, to the best of authors’ knowledge, this study measured, for the first time, the severity of political connections by using the exploratory factor analysis of eight variables (long-term liabilities, firm size, financial leverage, export, human resources, major governmental shareholders, board members affiliated to the government and institutional ownership). Originality/value The authors figured out that few studies carried out, so far, in the emergent markets on political connections and their impacts on narcissism and overconfidence of auditors, so this paper aims to assess the effect of such a phenomenon in the emergent markets and contributes to the development of knowledge and science in this field.