Skills, knowledge, and attitudes important for present-day auditors

• Main Authors: Siriwardane, Harshini P., Kin Hoi Hu, Billy, Low, Kin-Yew
• Other Authors: Nanyang Business School
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: DRNTU::Business::Auditing::Auditors
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/102112; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/24232
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Recent accounting scandals have challenged and transformed the present-day role of auditors, making it timely and important to re-examine the skills, knowledge, and attitudes (SKAs) required of auditors in today's business environment. While prior studies have examined SKAs of accountants and i...