The expectation gap between the auditors and the general public

• Main Authors: Tan, Sandy Yen Li, Tay, Yvonne Shu Wei, Tai, May Fung
• Other Authors: Nanyang Business School
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: DRNTU::Business::Accounting
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/59793
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The 1970s and 1980s had seen a growing literature on audit expectations. Even today, the aftershock of many corporate failures continues to reverberate through the auditing profession, focusing attention on what the public expects from auditors and casting doubts on the role of auditing.