Judgment and Decision-Making in Accounting and Auditing: The Perspective of the Individual, Task, and Environment
نویسندگان
1 Department of Accounting, Neyshabur Branch, Islamic Azad University, Neyshabur, Iran
2 Department of Accounting, Neyshabur Branch, Islamic Azad University, Neyshabur, Iran
3 Department of Accounting, Neyshabur Branch, Islamic Azad University, Neyshabur, Iran
4 Department of Accounting, Neyshabur Branch, Islamic Azad University, Neyshabur, Iran
doi
10.22067/ijaaf.2026.46780.1509چکیده
Considering the individual, task, and environment perspectives, this study examined judgment and decision-making in accounting and auditing. The research variables included auditor financial knowledge, auditor experience, audit environment risk, internal controls in the audit environment, time-budget pressure in auditing, and the quality of judgment and decision-making. These variables were based on a researcher-designed questionnaire and previous researchers' questionnaires, including those of Boone (1996), Bagley (2010), and Krishnan (2012), each of which has investigated these variables. A ten-year study of Tehran Stock Exchange-listed companies was conducted from 2012 to 2022. Data were collected through standardized questionnaires. The R software analyzed and fit the data to the ten research hypotheses. The results indicated a significant correlation between financial knowledge, experience, environmental risk, internal controls, and financial knowledge with the quality of judgment and decision-making by accountants. However, no significant correlation was found between work pressure and the quality of judgment and decision-making. The findings highlighted the importance of employing highly knowledgeable and skilled accountants, creating a secure environment, improving internal controls, and reducing high work pressure. Accountants can improve their judgment and decision-making by establishing such environments to improve data entry and processing accuracy.
