Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/187660 
Year of Publication: 
2016
Citation: 
[Journal:] China Journal of Accounting Research [ISSN:] 1755-3091 [Volume:] 9 [Issue:] 4 [Publisher:] Elsevier [Place:] Amsterdam [Year:] 2016 [Pages:] 305-319
Publisher: 
Elsevier, Amsterdam
Abstract: 
With reference to the Job Demands-Control Model, we empirically examine the effect of auditors' work stress on audit quality using a sample of Chinese A-share listed companies and their signature auditors from 2009 to 2013. The results show that (1) there is generally no pervasive deterioration in audit quality resulting from auditors' work stress; (2) there is a significant negative association between work stress and audit quality in the initial audits of new clients; and (3) the perception of work stress depends on auditors' individual characteristics. Auditors from international audit firms and those in the role of partner respond more strongly to work stress than industry experts. Auditors tend to react more intensively when dealing with state-owned companies. We suggest that audit firms attach more importance to auditors' work stress and rationalize their allocation of audit resources to ensure high audit quality.
Subjects: 
Auditors' work stress
Audit tenure
Individual characteristics
Audit quality
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