The external auditors' policy after the COVID-19 pandemic and the accounting outlook in Tunisia

Research Question: The objective of this article is to help external auditors resume their activities and enhance their foresight strategy. Specifically, it aims to identify variables that contribute to improved auditors activities primarily post-COVID. Motivation: In light of the challenges presen...

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Main Authors: Assawer Elaoud, Anis Jarboui
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Bucharest University of Economic Studies 2022-01-01
Series:Contabilitate şi Informatică de Gestiune
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Online Access:http://online-cig.ase.ro/jcig/art/21_1_4.pdf
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description Research Question: The objective of this article is to help external auditors resume their activities and enhance their foresight strategy. Specifically, it aims to identify variables that contribute to improved auditors activities primarily post-COVID. Motivation: In light of the challenges presented by the coronavirus pandemic to the global economy, a number of specific lessons can be drawn from this situation. Idea: This research examines the audit mission strategy in which the focus is placed on the spirit and prospective reflection of external auditors. Data: This study uses a qualitative method for collecting information based on non-structured interviews. Tools: The method used in this research is based on cognitive mapping, which makes it possible to analyze the prospective strategies after the COVID-19 pandemic. Indeed, the cognitive map helps to clarify the mental orientation of a person and to visualize some ideas and beliefs on the achievement of their objectives. Findings: The obtained results showed that "digitization and Technology" are the most influential variables in the thinking of the external auditors as they represent the evolution during the COVID-19 period while "communication, the quality of audit social mission and the number of clients", which are the most dependent, represent the objectives to be achieved while the variables "teleworking, teleconference and E-learning" are the means to achieve these objectives. Contribution: This research could raise awareness of the positive outcomes of the COVID-19 era and develop a future work strategy.
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spelling doaj.art-80c6e16495fd462dbed19e7ee3bd0c5b2022-12-21T22:10:23ZengBucharest University of Economic StudiesContabilitate şi Informatică de Gestiune1583-43872022-01-01211779110.24818/jamis.2022.01004The external auditors' policy after the COVID-19 pandemic and the accounting outlook in TunisiaAssawer Elaoud0Anis Jarboui1Faculty of Economics and Management of Sfax, University of Sfax, TunisiaFaculty of Economics and Management of Sfax, University of Sfax, TunisiaResearch Question: The objective of this article is to help external auditors resume their activities and enhance their foresight strategy. Specifically, it aims to identify variables that contribute to improved auditors activities primarily post-COVID. Motivation: In light of the challenges presented by the coronavirus pandemic to the global economy, a number of specific lessons can be drawn from this situation. Idea: This research examines the audit mission strategy in which the focus is placed on the spirit and prospective reflection of external auditors. Data: This study uses a qualitative method for collecting information based on non-structured interviews. Tools: The method used in this research is based on cognitive mapping, which makes it possible to analyze the prospective strategies after the COVID-19 pandemic. Indeed, the cognitive map helps to clarify the mental orientation of a person and to visualize some ideas and beliefs on the achievement of their objectives. Findings: The obtained results showed that "digitization and Technology" are the most influential variables in the thinking of the external auditors as they represent the evolution during the COVID-19 period while "communication, the quality of audit social mission and the number of clients", which are the most dependent, represent the objectives to be achieved while the variables "teleworking, teleconference and E-learning" are the means to achieve these objectives. Contribution: This research could raise awareness of the positive outcomes of the COVID-19 era and develop a future work strategy. http://online-cig.ase.ro/jcig/art/21_1_4.pdfafter covid-19digital evolutionprospective strategiessocial distancingexternal auditors
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The external auditors' policy after the COVID-19 pandemic and the accounting outlook in Tunisia
Contabilitate şi Informatică de Gestiune
after covid-19
digital evolution
prospective strategies
social distancing
external auditors
title The external auditors' policy after the COVID-19 pandemic and the accounting outlook in Tunisia
title_full The external auditors' policy after the COVID-19 pandemic and the accounting outlook in Tunisia
title_fullStr The external auditors' policy after the COVID-19 pandemic and the accounting outlook in Tunisia
title_full_unstemmed The external auditors' policy after the COVID-19 pandemic and the accounting outlook in Tunisia
title_short The external auditors' policy after the COVID-19 pandemic and the accounting outlook in Tunisia
title_sort external auditors policy after the covid 19 pandemic and the accounting outlook in tunisia
topic after covid-19
digital evolution
prospective strategies
social distancing
external auditors
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