Mapping the state of expanded audit reporting: a bibliometric view

Bita Mashayekhi, Ehsan Dolatzarei, Omid Faraji and Zabihollah Rezaee

Meditari Accountancy Research, 2023, vol. 32, issue 2, 579-612

Abstract: Purpose - This study aims to identify the intellectual structure of expanded audit reporting (EAR), offers a quantitative summation of prominent themes, contributors and knowledge gaps and provides suggestions for further research. Design/methodology/approach - This research uses various bibliometric techniques, including co-word and co-citation analysis for EAR science mapping, based on 123 papers from Scopus Database between 1991 and 2022. Findings - The results show EAR research is focused on Audit Quality; Auditor Liability and Litigation; Communicative Value and Readability; Audit Fees; and Disclosure. Regarding EAR research, Braselet al.(2016), article is the most cited paper, Bédard J. is the most cited author, Laval University is the most influential university,The Accounting Reviewis the most cited journal and USA is the leading country. Furthermore, the results show that in common law countries, in which shareholder rights and litigation risk is high, topics such as disclosure quality and audit litigation have been addressed more; and in civil legal system countries, which usually favor stakeholders’ rights, topics of gender diversity or corporate governance have been more studied. Practical implications - This research has practical implications for standard setters and regulators, who can identify important, overlooked and emerging issues and consider them in future policies and standards. Originality/value - This paper contributes to the literature by providing a more objective and comprehensive status of the accounting research on EAR, identifying the gaps in the literature and proposing a direction for future research to continue the discussion on the value-relevance of EAR to achieve more transparency and less audit expectation gap.

Keywords: Expanded audit reporting (EAR); Bibliometric analysis; Co-word analysis; Social network analysis; Thematic structure; Conceptual structure (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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