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Auditor choice and institutional investor characteristics after the Enron scandal in the French context

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  • Jamel Azibi
  • Hubert Tondeur
  • Mohamed Tahar Rajhi

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This study examines the association between the quality of audit and the characteristics of institutional investors, using French data. After the Enron scandal, the perception of the Big 4 by French institutional investors changed. Our first hypothesis focuses on the relation between French institutional investors and the choice of Big 4 auditors. Our second hypothesis deals with the perception of the foreign institutional investors to choose one of the Big 4 auditors due to the lack of investor protection in France and the failure of Enron. We tested our hypotheses on a sample of 144 companies listed on SBF 250, obtained from Worldscope data between 2000 and 2007. Empirical results show a negative and statistically significant link between the choices of one of Big 4 auditor by French institutional investors after the Enron scandal, whereas there is a positive and statistically insignificant link between the foreign institutional investor and the Big 4 appointment after 2002.

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  • Jamel Azibi & Hubert Tondeur & Mohamed Tahar Rajhi, 2011. "Auditor choice and institutional investor characteristics after the Enron scandal in the French context," International Journal of Economics and Accounting, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 2(1), pages 32-52.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijecac:v:2:y:2011:i:1:p:32-52
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    1. Khaled Abdulwahab Alzeaideen & Sara Zakaria AL-Rawash, 2018. "The Effect of Ownership Structure and Corporate Debt on Audit Quality: Evidence from Jordan," International Journal of Economics and Financial Issues, Econjournals, vol. 8(3), pages 51-58.
    2. Ben-Hassoun, Amira & Aloui, Chaker & Ben-Nasr, Hamdi, 2018. "Demand for audit quality in newly privatized firms in MENA region: Role of internal corporate governance mechanisms audit," Research in International Business and Finance, Elsevier, vol. 45(C), pages 334-348.

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