Increasing Firm Value via Conservatism in Accounting

This study aims to determine the effect of firm size and profitability on firm value with accounting conservatism as a moderating variable. The population of this study are manufacturing companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange in 2017-2019 as many as 183 companies. The sampling technique used purposive sampling which resulted in 72 manufacturing companies. The data analysis technique uses regression analysis with SPSS 24. The results of this study indicate that firm size and profitability have a positive and significant effect on firm value. Furthermore, the variable of accounting conservatism is able to moderate the effect of firm size and profitability on firm value in a positive and significant way.

Internal Control Perspective Based on Islamic Worldview

The purpose of the study is to explore and explain the perspective of internal control in the Islamic worldview. This research uses a descriptive qualitative method with Al-Quran and Al-Hadith and related references as research sources. Although the internal control framework model used is based on the COSO framework created in 1985, it has been implemented by Muslim leaders since the era of the Prophet Muhammad until the Abbasid era. The five elements of internal control established by the COSO framework include the control environment, risk assessment, control activities, information and communication, and monitoring. Indicators of control environment elements, researchers recommend adding spirituality and religiosity. The basic element of internal control is the control environment. If the control environment is functioning properly, it will minimize risk, control activities will be carried out simply, information and communication will run smoothly and internal control monitoring can be carried out regularly.

Does Ethical Climate, Rewards, and Protections Matter for Individual Intention to Blow The Whistle?

This paper aims to examine factors that can predict an individual intention to take whistleblowing action. This study examines the effect of ethical climate-egoism, ethical climate-benevolence, ethical climate-principle, rewards, and legal protection of whistleblower on the intention of Batam public procurement agency employees to do whistleblowing. This study used a quantitative approach with questionnaire data collected technique using census sampling as a sampling method. Partial Least Square (PLS) via SmartPLS 3.0 program is used as the analytical method to running the data. This study analyzes all civil servants in The Batam Public Procurement Agency. The results show that ethical climate-principle and legal protection of whistleblower affect the intention to do whistleblowing significantly. While the ethical climate-egoism, ethical climate-benevolence, and giving rewards to whistleblower showed that the results did not affect the intention of Batam Public Procurement agency employees to do whistleblowing significantly.

Control-Ownership Wedge and Industry Specialist Auditor

This study extends agency theory by explaining the client's understanding of audit quality. This study contributes to the audit literature by examining the effect of wedge control-ownership on industry specialist auditors that have not been researched in Turkey. The interests of minority and controlling shareholders are not completely compatible. The research analysis method used a logistic regression model, finding that firms that practice a larger difference between control rights and cash flow rights tend to prefer high audit quality measures by industry specialist auditors. This study encourages regulators to improve law enforcement to enhance the role of corporate governance in Turkey to address the features of ownership-control firms and offer a suitable environment for investment and minority shareholders.

The Influence of Audit Costs, Audit Engagement and Audit Rotation on Audit Quality

This study aims to determine the relationship between audit costs, audit engagement, audit rotation on audit quality in textile and garment manufacturing companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange in 2013-2017. The research method used a quantitative approach, while the data source used was secondary data. The study population was 16 companies in the textile and garment subsector manufacturing companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange for the period 2013-2017. The sampling method is purposive sampling method, namely the technique of determining the sample with certain considerations. The method of analysis uses multiple linear regression analysis. Partially, it shows that audit costs have a significant effect on audit quality, while engagement auditing has no effect on audit quality, and audit rotation has no significant effect on audit quality. Simultaneously, audit cost, audit engagement and audit rotation have a significant effect on audit quality.

The Effect of The Existence of Internal Audit Function and Internal Audit Disclosure

This study aims to examine and analyze the effect of the existence of an internal audit function (IAF) and internal audit disclosure (DIA) on external audit fees in non-financial companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange in 2015-2019. The approach used in this study is a quantitative study consisting of 327 samples with purposive sampling technique. Data analysis in this study using multiple linear regression. The results showed that the existence of the internal audit function (IAF) had a negative and insignificant effect on the audit fee service, while the disclosure of the Internal Audit (DIA) had a significant positive effect on the fee service audit. Control variables, namely company size, return on assets, public accounting firms and subsidiaries are used to avoid it bias element.