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Antecedents of Perceived Auditors’ Power Deterioration Vis-A-Vis Pressure Groups’: Dar-Es-Salaam Case Study

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dc.creator Bahati, Victor
dc.creator Bahati, Victor
dc.date 2019-06-24T20:58:15Z
dc.date 2019-06-24T20:58:15Z
dc.date 2015-04-22
dc.date.accessioned 2021-05-07T11:54:20Z
dc.date.available 2021-05-07T11:54:20Z
dc.identifier Bahati, V.M.(2015), Antecedents of Perceived Auditors’ Power Deterioration Vis-A-Vis Pressure Groups’: Dar-Es-Salaam Case Study, Proceedings of 30th International Business Research Conference, 20 - 22 April 2015, Flora Grand Hotel, Dubai, UAE, ISBN: 978-1-922069-74-0
dc.identifier 978-1-922069-74-0
dc.identifier 978-1-922069-74-0
dc.identifier http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/5253
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/5253
dc.description The purpose of this paper was to test the usefulness of auditors versus pressure groups power in enforcing accountability in public sector. It explored potential reasons that make pressure groups seemingly more powerful compared to auditors.It draws much knowledge from mobilization and lobbying model while using key literatures in the expectation gap. The paper demonstrates mobilization and lobbying model and uses data, collected from Dar es Salaam, to test significance of difference in perception between accountants and non-accountants towards pressure groups. Many-Whitney U-test has been used as a technique of testing similarity between the two groups and factor analysis as a method of finding underlying factors for pressure groups popularity over auditors. The outcomes of this study have verified that both accounting and non-accounting professionals have trust to auditors for power to influence accountability of public sector. Further, the study finds out three factors that make pressure groups more popular in the eyes of people. These factors have been identified as; first, kind of evidence that auditors seek, second, execution outcome and types of actors involved and third exposure of reports and ethical issues. Measures like educating the public on the expected role of auditors and provide for expanded audit reports by means of changing standards could best be used to reduce such perceptions. The study focuses on a single case and therefore it may not be appropriate to generalize findings in different political and cultural settings.
dc.language en
dc.publisher World Business Conference
dc.relation 30th International Business Research Conference;107
dc.relation 30th International Business Research Conference;107
dc.title Antecedents of Perceived Auditors’ Power Deterioration Vis-A-Vis Pressure Groups’: Dar-Es-Salaam Case Study
dc.type Conference Proceedings


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