The benefits of auditors’ sustained ethical behavior: increased trust and reduced costs

Studies demonstrating the benefits of ethical behavior at an individual level are scarce. The business ethics literature centers its analysis on unethical behaviors and their consequences, rather than ethical behaviors and their benefits. There is now considerable debate on the role of auditors in s...

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Authors: Morales-Sánchez, Rafael (Author) ; Orta-Pérez, Manuel (Author) ; Rodríguez-Serrano, M. Ángeles (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 2020
In: Journal of business ethics
Year: 2020, Volume: 166, Issue: 2, Pages: 441-459
Further subjects:B Agency Theory
B Benefits of ethical behavior
B Aufsatz in Zeitschrift
B Auditors' behavior
B Trust
B Control costs
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