نوع مقاله : مقاله پژوهشی
عنوان مقاله English
نویسندگان English
The purpose of this research is to investigate the impact of auditing institutions' ranking on audit quality with emphasis on social identity and providing an optimal model. The statistical population of the research includes all auditing institutions in the period of 2017-2018. Using systematic and random sampling method, 259 institutions were selected as a statistical sample. The information required to calculate the research variables was mainly extracted from the financial statements and attached reports of the financial statements of the sample institutions and published reports from the website of the Society of Certified Accountants and the Tehran Stock Exchange. To measure audit quality, four criteria of audit firm size, audit fee, audit firm reputation, and auditor expertise in the industry were used. The results show that only the ranking of audit institutions has a significant effect on audit fees and does not have a significant effect on other audit quality criteria. Also, social identity does not have a significant effect on this relationship.