نوع مقاله : مقاله پژوهشی
عنوان مقاله English
نویسندگان English
Objective: The purpose of the present study was to investigate the effectiveness of cognitive biases on audit error using structural equation model. The main cognitive biases has considered in this paper consist of hindsight, recency, illusion of control, overreaction, conformation, optimism, endowment and regret aversion.
Methods: This study is an applied research in terms of purpose and the method of this research is descriptive-surveying. The statistical population of the present study consisted of all auditors of the Iranian Association of Auditors who distributed researcher-made questionnaires with valid and reliable reliability and the data were analyzed using smart PLS software.
Results: The results of the present study showed that surveys based on priority and most impact, cognitive bias including conformation (57%), regret aversion (38%), recency (35%), overreaction (19%), hindsight (11%), optimism (5%), endowment (4%) & illusion of control (1%) could predict audit error.
Conclusion: Since accurate auditing of companies' financial documents has a special place in terms of financial transparency, it becomes even more necessary to pay attention to audit errors. Also, understanding the process of auditors' cognitive biases can be helpful in reducing audit errors. Evidence from the present study showed that identifying and understanding different cognitive biases can be effective in assessing audit error.
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