民营企业建立政治关联的动机与国有企业大相径庭,民营企业大多是主动寻求型的政治关联,而国有企业则是被动施加型的政治关联。Wang et al.(2008)发现国有企的审计师选择及审计师独立性具有显著的特征,如偏向于选择本地小所,并与...民营企业建立政治关联的动机与国有企业大相径庭,民营企业大多是主动寻求型的政治关联,而国有企业则是被动施加型的政治关联。Wang et al.(2008)发现国有企的审计师选择及审计师独立性具有显著的特征,如偏向于选择本地小所,并与本地小所合谋等。因为在当地辖区内,当地政府更易干预注册会计师审计意见,从而可能导致审计质量的下降。那么民营企业的政治关联如何影响审计师选择及审计师独立性P本文以2004至2009年A股民营上市公司作为样本,从民营上市公司参与政治关联的动机的角度进行研究发现,有政治关联的民营上市公司更不愿意选择大所,更偏好选择本地小所。政治关联还能降低会计师事务所的独立性,即减弱民营上市公司盈余管理水平与审计意见之间的正相关关系,在一定的盈余管理水平下,有政治关联的民营上市公司能够获得审计师更清洁的审计意见。进一步地,这种独立性的下降主要来源于小所或本地小所,大所独立性保持较高水平。本文的研究表明,国有企业对审计师选择及审计师独立性的影响通过政府干预进行,而民营企业则通过“关系”来影响审计行为,这丰富了目前已有政治关联对审计师行为影响的文献。展开更多
Using listed companies in China's A-share market from 1997 to 2009,this paper investigates the relationship between controller changes(including changes in controlling shareholders,directors and CEOs) and auditor ...Using listed companies in China's A-share market from 1997 to 2009,this paper investigates the relationship between controller changes(including changes in controlling shareholders,directors and CEOs) and auditor changes.The empirical evidence indicates that controller changes are positively related to auditor changes and that auditor changes are more likely if there are extensive controller changes.For companies in which both the controlling shareholder and the auditor change,if the successor controlling shareholder is controlled by an other-province government,the auditor is more likely to be replaced and the successor auditor is more likely to be a smaller auditor from the same province as the new controlling shareholder.展开更多
文摘民营企业建立政治关联的动机与国有企业大相径庭,民营企业大多是主动寻求型的政治关联,而国有企业则是被动施加型的政治关联。Wang et al.(2008)发现国有企的审计师选择及审计师独立性具有显著的特征,如偏向于选择本地小所,并与本地小所合谋等。因为在当地辖区内,当地政府更易干预注册会计师审计意见,从而可能导致审计质量的下降。那么民营企业的政治关联如何影响审计师选择及审计师独立性P本文以2004至2009年A股民营上市公司作为样本,从民营上市公司参与政治关联的动机的角度进行研究发现,有政治关联的民营上市公司更不愿意选择大所,更偏好选择本地小所。政治关联还能降低会计师事务所的独立性,即减弱民营上市公司盈余管理水平与审计意见之间的正相关关系,在一定的盈余管理水平下,有政治关联的民营上市公司能够获得审计师更清洁的审计意见。进一步地,这种独立性的下降主要来源于小所或本地小所,大所独立性保持较高水平。本文的研究表明,国有企业对审计师选择及审计师独立性的影响通过政府干预进行,而民营企业则通过“关系”来影响审计行为,这丰富了目前已有政治关联对审计师行为影响的文献。
文摘Using listed companies in China's A-share market from 1997 to 2009,this paper investigates the relationship between controller changes(including changes in controlling shareholders,directors and CEOs) and auditor changes.The empirical evidence indicates that controller changes are positively related to auditor changes and that auditor changes are more likely if there are extensive controller changes.For companies in which both the controlling shareholder and the auditor change,if the successor controlling shareholder is controlled by an other-province government,the auditor is more likely to be replaced and the successor auditor is more likely to be a smaller auditor from the same province as the new controlling shareholder.