Research Article

The Effect of Annual Independent Audit Reports on Stock Market Performance: Evidence from Turkey and Germany

Volume: 15 Number: 2 August 1, 2020
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The Effect of Annual Independent Audit Reports on Stock Market Performance: Evidence from Turkey and Germany

Abstract

In today's world, innovations in the field of industry, technology and logistics are destroying the borders of countries and it is becoming more complicated and difficult to make an economic decision in globalized world. The accuracy and reliability of information related with companies have become more important for indi-vidual and institutional investors. The independent audit-ing firms evaluate the financial information of the enter-prises whether they include any problems, irregularities, errors and frauds according to predetermined criteria, and presents the result to the use of the third parties. Existing and potential investors benefit from audit reports in their decisions. In this study, the impacts of audit reports on financial markets and investors in Turkey and German stock markets have been studied by Case Study Analysis. According to the findings, although there are statistically significant results in both markets, the effect lasts shorter in the German stock market than Turkey.

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Details

Primary Language

English

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Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

August 1, 2020

Submission Date

February 19, 2019

Acceptance Date

February 4, 2020

Published in Issue

Year 2020 Volume: 15 Number: 2

APA
Kelten, G. S., & Sarıtaş, H. (2020). The Effect of Annual Independent Audit Reports on Stock Market Performance: Evidence from Turkey and Germany. Eskişehir Osmangazi Üniversitesi İktisadi Ve İdari Bilimler Dergisi, 15(2), 389-410. https://doi.org/10.17153/oguiibf.528777
AMA
1.Kelten GS, Sarıtaş H. The Effect of Annual Independent Audit Reports on Stock Market Performance: Evidence from Turkey and Germany. Eskişehir Osmangazi Üniversitesi İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Dergisi. 2020;15(2):389-410. doi:10.17153/oguiibf.528777
Chicago
Kelten, Göksal Selahatdin, and Hakan Sarıtaş. 2020. “The Effect of Annual Independent Audit Reports on Stock Market Performance: Evidence from Turkey and Germany”. Eskişehir Osmangazi Üniversitesi İktisadi Ve İdari Bilimler Dergisi 15 (2): 389-410. https://doi.org/10.17153/oguiibf.528777.
EndNote
Kelten GS, Sarıtaş H (August 1, 2020) The Effect of Annual Independent Audit Reports on Stock Market Performance: Evidence from Turkey and Germany. Eskişehir Osmangazi Üniversitesi İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Dergisi 15 2 389–410.
IEEE
[1]G. S. Kelten and H. Sarıtaş, “The Effect of Annual Independent Audit Reports on Stock Market Performance: Evidence from Turkey and Germany”, Eskişehir Osmangazi Üniversitesi İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Dergisi, vol. 15, no. 2, pp. 389–410, Aug. 2020, doi: 10.17153/oguiibf.528777.
ISNAD
Kelten, Göksal Selahatdin - Sarıtaş, Hakan. “The Effect of Annual Independent Audit Reports on Stock Market Performance: Evidence from Turkey and Germany”. Eskişehir Osmangazi Üniversitesi İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Dergisi 15/2 (August 1, 2020): 389-410. https://doi.org/10.17153/oguiibf.528777.
JAMA
1.Kelten GS, Sarıtaş H. The Effect of Annual Independent Audit Reports on Stock Market Performance: Evidence from Turkey and Germany. Eskişehir Osmangazi Üniversitesi İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Dergisi. 2020;15:389–410.
MLA
Kelten, Göksal Selahatdin, and Hakan Sarıtaş. “The Effect of Annual Independent Audit Reports on Stock Market Performance: Evidence from Turkey and Germany”. Eskişehir Osmangazi Üniversitesi İktisadi Ve İdari Bilimler Dergisi, vol. 15, no. 2, Aug. 2020, pp. 389-10, doi:10.17153/oguiibf.528777.
Vancouver
1.Göksal Selahatdin Kelten, Hakan Sarıtaş. The Effect of Annual Independent Audit Reports on Stock Market Performance: Evidence from Turkey and Germany. Eskişehir Osmangazi Üniversitesi İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Dergisi. 2020 Aug. 1;15(2):389-410. doi:10.17153/oguiibf.528777

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