Accounting Research Journal: Volume 34 Issue 5

The relationship between CEOs’ narcissism and internal controls weaknesses

Mahdi Salehi, Raha Rajaeei, Samane Edalati Shakib

This study aims to investigate the relationship between chief executive officer (CEO) narcissism and internal control weaknesses in the Iranian listed companies.

The impact of audit committee characteristics on internal audit professionalization: empirical evidence from Greece

Christina Vadasi, Michalis Bekiaris, Andreas G. Koutoupis

This paper aims to provide empirical evidence of the association between audit committee characteristics and internal audit quality through internal audit professionalization.

Female directors and acquisition outcomes: a reflection on replicating Levi, Li and Zhang (2014)

Rebecca Lorena Bachmann, Helen Spiropoulos

In this pitch research letter (PRL), the authors reflect on their research journey in replicating Levi, Li and Zhang (2014) for the AFAANZ Finance SIG 2020 Shark Tank Pitch event.

Managerial overconfidence and internal control weaknesses: evidence from Iranian firms

Mehdi Safari Gerayli, Mohammadreza Abdoli, Hasan Valiyan, Ali Damavandi

The characteristic of managers’ personality is a key factor in their decision-making. One of the most important personality characteristic of managers is overconfidence…

An investigation of the credibility of and confidence in audit value: evidence from a developing country

Taslima Akther, Fengju Xu

This study aims to investigate the factors that enhance the credibility of and confidence in audit value.