The nexus between transparency reports and soft skills training in audit firms
Purpose: This study aims to identify and discuss educational practices of a selected set of audit firms operating in Turkey within the scope of corporate transparency reports. Methodology: To address the basic research question, a sample of 52 audit firm disclosures in transparency reports are exa...
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Faculty of Economics and Business in Osijek
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| description | Purpose: This study aims to identify and discuss educational practices of a selected set of audit firms operating in Turkey within the scope of corporate transparency reports.
Methodology: To address the basic research question, a sample of 52 audit firm disclosures in transparency reports are examined, and statistical analyses are conducted through SPSS.
Results: Audit firms affiliated with international bodies provide comparatively longer periods of non-technical or soft skills education in-house. Transparency reports published in Turkey are yet to be standardized, and audit firms are to systematically plan and enrich their education programs with a particular emphasis on soft skills.
Conclusion: Audit firms would gain from investing in the development of non-technical skills, which is not only limited by monetary concerns but also by other factors yet to be considered. The study also attempts to uncover any similarity/difference among audit firms’ educational initiatives identified in transparency reports, and understand whether these initiatives translate into some meaningful relationships and outcomes. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5c117a3c246b4e4181e0fb60d32db6982024-04-15T18:41:10ZengFaculty of Economics and Business in OsijekEkonomski Vjesnik0353-359X1847-22062023-01-0136114315610.51680/ev.36.1.11The nexus between transparency reports and soft skills training in audit firmsBurak Özdoğan0Ayşe Necef Yereli1Manisa Celal Bayar University, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Manisa, TurkeyManisa Celal Bayar University, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Manisa, TurkeyPurpose: This study aims to identify and discuss educational practices of a selected set of audit firms operating in Turkey within the scope of corporate transparency reports. Methodology: To address the basic research question, a sample of 52 audit firm disclosures in transparency reports are examined, and statistical analyses are conducted through SPSS. Results: Audit firms affiliated with international bodies provide comparatively longer periods of non-technical or soft skills education in-house. Transparency reports published in Turkey are yet to be standardized, and audit firms are to systematically plan and enrich their education programs with a particular emphasis on soft skills. Conclusion: Audit firms would gain from investing in the development of non-technical skills, which is not only limited by monetary concerns but also by other factors yet to be considered. The study also attempts to uncover any similarity/difference among audit firms’ educational initiatives identified in transparency reports, and understand whether these initiatives translate into some meaningful relationships and outcomes.https://hrcak.srce.hr/file/439850transparency reportingauditingcontinuing educationaudit revenuesoft skills |
| spellingShingle | Burak Özdoğan Ayşe Necef Yereli The nexus between transparency reports and soft skills training in audit firms Ekonomski Vjesnik transparency reporting auditing continuing education audit revenue soft skills |
| title | The nexus between transparency reports and soft skills training in audit firms |
| title_full | The nexus between transparency reports and soft skills training in audit firms |
| title_fullStr | The nexus between transparency reports and soft skills training in audit firms |
| title_full_unstemmed | The nexus between transparency reports and soft skills training in audit firms |
| title_short | The nexus between transparency reports and soft skills training in audit firms |
| title_sort | nexus between transparency reports and soft skills training in audit firms |
| topic | transparency reporting auditing continuing education audit revenue soft skills |
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