Document Type : Original Article
Authors
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Department of Accounting, Khoramshahr International Branch, Islamic Azad University, Khoramshahr, Iran.
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Department of Accounting, Garmsar Branch, Payam Noor University, Garmsar, Iran
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Department of Economics, Khorramshahr university of MarineSciences and Technology, Khorramshahr, Iran.
10.22034/jmaak.2025.23863
Abstract
The purpose of this research is to present the critical thinking model of auditors with the foundational data theory method. The research data was obtained through interviews with 15 audit experts in Iran's audit institutes. The research data was analyzed using the coding method and the use of Maxqda software. The results showed that based on the paradigm model of the research, the set of incidents and events that lead to the creation and development of the central phenomenon of auditing with critical thinking is the auditor's personal, professional, and organizational vision. Also, the areas that are influential in the selection of various strategies, and can accelerate, and facilitate the implementation of strategies include the main category of infrastructure creation, which includes three subcategories of education, modeling and standardization. The most important intervening cases for the central category, i.e. audit with critical thinking, and its strategies, are environmental conditions based on the subcategories of laws, conditions governing the profession, and organizational conditions. Finally, strategies related to the main category will lead to the formulation of requirements to strengthen audit quality, improve audit effectiveness, and promote and develop the auditing profession.
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