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Q&A: Investor perspective prompts auditors to rate CEO misconduct as more significant

When thinking like investors, auditors are significantly more likely to rate corporate leaders' crimes as material concerns for the investing public, according to new Poole research. In their professional capacities, the study finds, auditors tend to rate executive lapses as less material to their f...

Q&A: Investor perspective prompts auditors to rate CEO misconduct as more significant
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When thinking like investors, auditors are significantly more likely to rate corporate leaders' crimes as material concerns for the investing public, according to new Poole research. In their professional capacities, the study finds, auditors tend to rate executive lapses as less material to their firms' financial performance.

Originally published at Phys.org

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