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Factors affecting auditors' perceptions of applicable decision aids for various audit tasks

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. Forty†nine audit partners and managers were provided with a comprehensive list of audit tasks. Having been provided with definitions and instructions, the auditors were asked to identify the primary decision aid (automation, decision support systems, knowledge†based expert systems, and strictly human processing) applicable for each of the audit tasks. The results indicate that although the effect of audit methodology of the firm (structured, semistructured, and unstructured) on decision aid choices is mixed, the complexity of the audit tasks (structured, semistructured, and unstructured), auditor rank, and auditor specialty have significant impact on the decision aid choices of the participants. Implications for research and practice are discussed. Résumé. L'auteur a remis à quarante†neuf associés responsables de la vérification et directeurs de la vérification une liste exhaustive des tâches de vérification. Munis de définitions et de directives, les vérificateurs devaient déterminer l'aide principale à la décision (automatisation, sytèmes de soutien à la décision, systèmes experts fondés sur les connaissances et traitement strictement humain) correspondant à chacune des tâches de vérification. Les résults indiquent que bien que l'incidence de la méthodologie de vérification de l'entreprise (structurée, semi†structurée et non structurée) sur les choix relatifs à l'aide à la décision soit indéterminée, la complexité de la tâche de vérification (structurée, semi†structurée et non structurée), l'échelon du vérificateur et sa spécialisation ont des répercussions appréciables sur les choix d'aide à la décision des participants. L'auteur se penche sur les conséquences de ces résultats, pour la recherche et l'exercice de la profession.

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  • Mohammad J. Abdolmohammadi, 1991. "Factors affecting auditors' perceptions of applicable decision aids for various audit tasks," Contemporary Accounting Research, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 7(2), pages 535-548, March.
  • Handle: RePEc:wly:coacre:v:7:y:1991:i:2:p:535-548
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1911-3846.1991.tb00828.x
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    1. Eleonora P. Stancheva-Todorova, 2018. "How Artificial Intelligence Is Challenging Accounting Profession," Economy & Business Journal, International Scientific Publications, Bulgaria, vol. 12(1), pages 126-141.
    2. Nor Aishah Mohd Ali & Nawal Kasim, 2019. "Talent Management for Shariah Auditors: Case Study Evidence From the Practitioners," International Journal of Financial Research, International Journal of Financial Research, Sciedu Press, vol. 10(3), pages 252-266, May.
    3. Mohammad Abdolmohammadi & Catherine Usoff, 2001. "A longitudinal study of applicable decision aids for detailed tasks in a financial audit," Intelligent Systems in Accounting, Finance and Management, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 10(3), pages 139-154, September.
    4. Amelia A. Baldwin & Carol E. Brown & Brad S. Trinkle, 2006. "Opportunities for artificial intelligence development in the accounting domain: the case for auditing," Intelligent Systems in Accounting, Finance and Management, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 14(3), pages 77-86, July.

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