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La qualité de l'audit externe et les mécanismes de gouvernance des entreprises : Une étude empirique menée dans le contexte tunisien

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  • Pascal Dumontier

    (hec - UNIGE - Université de Genève = University of Geneva)

  • Sonda Chtourou

    (FSEG - FSEG Sfax)

  • Soumaya Ayedi

    (FSEGT Tunisia - FSEGT Tunisia)

Abstract

Cette recherche a pour objectif d'étudier l'impact de certaines structures de gouvernance (à savoir la structure de propriété, l'endettement et la composition du conseil d'administration) sur la demande d'une meilleure qualité d'audit externe. Nous appréhendons la qualité d'audit dans le cadre de notre étude par le renommé de l'auditeur externe (‘Big'/'Non Big'). À partir d'un échantillon de 98 sociétés anonymes tunisiennes non financières, nos résultats confirment l'hypothèse de substitution entre d'une part le contrôle exercé par les détenteurs de blocs ainsi que celui exercé par les investisseurs institutionnels et d'autre part la demande d'une qualité différenciée d'audit externe. Les résultats montrent l'existence d'une association significativement positive entre la présence des administrateurs externes indépendants dans le conseil d'administration et la demande de la qualité d'audit. Cependant aucune relation n'a pu être identifiée entre le niveau de l'endettement et la qualité requise d'audit. La taille, la dispersion géographique, le statut de cotation et l'âge de l'entreprise sont des facteurs déterminants du choix d'un auditeur externe fortement réputé

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  • Pascal Dumontier & Sonda Chtourou & Soumaya Ayedi, 2006. "La qualité de l'audit externe et les mécanismes de gouvernance des entreprises : Une étude empirique menée dans le contexte tunisien," Post-Print halshs-00548115, HAL.
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