The Effect of Guanxi on Audit Quality in China
Two types of guanxi have a close association with auditor independence in China: firm-level connections derived from state ownership and personal connections developed through management affiliations with external auditors. This article examines the effects of these two types of connection and their...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Springer Science + Business Media B. V
2011
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| In: |
Journal of business ethics
Year: 2011, Volume: 103, Issue: 4, Pages: 621 |
| Further subjects: | B
Business Ethics
B Corporate governance B China B auditor independence B state ownership B Guanxi |
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| Summary: | Two types of guanxi have a close association with auditor independence in China: firm-level connections derived from state ownership and personal connections developed through management affiliations with external auditors. This article examines the effects of these two types of connection and their joint effect on audit quality. We find that state ownership and management affiliations with the external auditor both increase the probability of receiving a clean audit opinion in China. Furthermore, the probability increment brought by management affiliations for non-state-owned enterprises (NSOEs) is greater than that for state-owned enterprises (SOEs). These results suggest that state ownership and management affiliations are two important types of connection that impair auditor independence, and that management affiliations are of greater importance to private-sector firms than to SOEs. |
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| ISSN: | 1573-0697 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of business ethics
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1007/s10551-011-0884-z |