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De la possibilité d'accroître l'éthique de l'auditeur : Le cas d'une formation

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  • Yves Mard

    (CRCGM - Centre de Recherche Clermontois en Gestion et Management - UdA - Université d'Auvergne - Clermont-Ferrand I - ESC Clermont-Ferrand - École Supérieure de Commerce (ESC) - Clermont-Ferrand)

  • Christelle Chaplais
  • Sylvain Marsat

    (CRCGM - Centre de Recherche Clermontois en Gestion et Management - UdA - Université d'Auvergne - Clermont-Ferrand I - ESC Clermont-Ferrand - École Supérieure de Commerce (ESC) - Clermont-Ferrand)

Abstract

As part of the exercise of his profession, the auditor is confronted with situations involving ethical dilemmas. We wonder if training can help in some circumstances. Therefore, we conducted an experiment to determine if an ethics course had an influence on their moral reasoning process and their perception of the moral intensity of ethical issues. The results show that training increases the ability to identify an ethical dilemma, but seems to limit the perceived intensity of the dilemma. On the other hand, counter-intuitively, training appears to decrease the intention to act strictly in accordance with deontological codes, in favor of an action more consistent with the ethics of the auditor.

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  • Yves Mard & Christelle Chaplais & Sylvain Marsat, 2014. "De la possibilité d'accroître l'éthique de l'auditeur : Le cas d'une formation," Post-Print hal-01899102, HAL.
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