THE EFFECTS OF MANAGERIAL ABILITY, FINANCIAL DISTRESS AND GOING CONCERN ON AUDIT FEE: EVIDENCE FROM TURKEY

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The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of managerial ability, financial distress and going concern on audit fee. For this purpose, 433 observations of 217 companies traded in Borsa Istanbul were analyzed. Multiple regression analysis was used in the study. According to the findings, a significant and positive relationship was determined between managerial ability and financial distress and audit fee. On the other hand, a significant and negative relationship was found between going concern and the coefficient of the relationship between financial distress and managerial ability and the audit fee. In addition, business complexity and type of auditor were found to have an impact on audit fee. The findings of the study will be useful to auditors and business managers in pricing of the audit service. This study is the first study on the effect of managerial ability, financial failure and going concern on audit fee in Turkey.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Managerial ability
• financial distress
• going concern
• audit fee

YÖNETSEL YETENEK, FİNANSAL BAŞARISIZLIK VE SÜREKLİLİĞİN DENETİM ÜCRETİNE ETKİSİ: TÜRKİYE BULGULARI

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Bu çalışmanın amacı; yönetsel yetenek, finansal başarısızlık ve işletme sürekliliğinin denetim ücreti üzerindeki etkisinin incelenmesidir. Bu amaçla Borsa İstanbul’da işlem gören 217 şirketle ilgili 433 gözlem üzerinden analiz yapılmıştır. Çalışmada çoklu regresyon analizi kullanılmıştır. Elde edilen bulgulara göre yönetsel yetenek ve finansal başarısızlık ile denetim ücreti arasında pozitif yönlü ilişki tespit edilmiştir. Buna karşın işletmelerin sürekliliği ile finansal başarısızlık ve yönetsel yetenek arasındaki ilişkiyi ölçen katsayı ile denetim ücreti arasında negatif yönlü ilişki tespit edilmiştir. Ayrıca iş karmaşıklığı ve denetçi türünün denetim ücreti üzerinde etkisinin olduğu bulunmuştur. Çalışmanın bulguları, denetim hizmetinin fiyatlandırılmasında denetçiler ve işletme yöneticilerine faydalı olacaktır. Bu çalışma, Türkiye’de yönetsel yetenek, finansal başarısızlık ve işletme sürekliliğinin denetim ücreti üzerindeki etkisinin ölçülmesine yönelik ilk çalışmadır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Yönetsel yetenek
• finansal başarısızlık
• süreklilik
• denetim ücreti

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