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http://dx.doi.org/10.15207/JKCS.2022.13.05.219

The Effect of Business Strategy on Audit Delay  

Kim, Jeong-Hoon (Department of Accounting, Soongsil University)
Kim, Min-Hee (Department of Accounting, Soongsil University)
Do, Kee-Chul (Department of Accounting, Soongsil University)
Lee, Yu-Sun (Department of Accounting, Soongsil University)
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Journal of the Korea Convergence Society / v.13, no.5, 2022 , pp. 219-228 More about this Journal
Abstract
In order to improve audit quality, it is essential to understand the occurrence of disagreement between auditors and managers, and this study aims to analyze the impact of Business Strategies on audit risk and accounting audit delay. To this end, we conducted an empirical analysis using sample 2,910 firm-year data from 2018 to 2020 of KOSPI-listed and KOSDAQ-listed companies. The results of the empirical analysis of this study are as follows. First, compared to the companies of defender type, prospectors can expand audit procedures for new products, R&D costs, and intangible assets, and increase audit delays due to disagreement between managers and auditors. Second, compared to KOSPI-listed companies, the prospectors in KOSDAQ are more likely to have lower financial reporting quality, which further increases audit delays. The results of this study analyzed whether a company's Business Strategy affects the possibility of disagreement between an auditor and a company, and verified whether there is a difference in the audit report lag by stock market. The results of this study show that auditors' strong duty of care is needed for the companies of prospector type with high audit risk, and it is meaningful to present reinforced audit systems and specific guidelines for the companies of prospector type through the definition of prospector type. It also enables the expansion of research to identify the relationship between non-financial factors and audit risks that make up the companies of prospector type.
Keywords
Business Strategy; Prospector; Defender; Audit Report Lag; Audit Delay;
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