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A Cross-Cultural Examination of Auditors' Willingness to Relocate in Public Accounting: Evidence from Hong Kong and the United States
Philip Law; Desmond Yuen; Adrian Lei
2016-03-01
Source PublicationInternational Journal of Auditing
ABS Journal Level2
ISSN1090-6738
Volume20Issue:1Pages:17-41
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This empirical study examines the determinants of factors influencing auditors' willingness to relocate nationally and internationally in public accounting on two cultural dimensions. This is the first study in the cross-cultural literature to examine this under-researched issue. A theoretical model is developed from family systems theory and social role theory. Logistic regression models (Models 1-16) are performed. While a cultural difference between auditors in the United States (US) and in Hong Kong (HK) might have been expected, we find similar results for both groups of auditors. Spouse willingness has the highest explanatory power among the family factor variables. Other family variables are also found to be significant. Male auditors are more willing to relocate nationally and internationally than female auditors. Furthermore, auditors' career plateau has the highest explanatory power among the organizational variables, followed by perceived organizational support and auditors' compensation. Our results support family systems theory and social role theory. A series of sensitivity analyses validate our main results and indicate the robustness of the findings. This study provides important implications for human asset accounting and the cross-cultural accounting literature.

KeywordAuditors' Relocation Family Systems Theory Human Asset Accounting Social Role Theory
DOI10.1111/ijau.12052
URLView the original
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Language英語English
WOS Research AreaBusiness & Economics
WOS SubjectBusiness, Finance
WOS IDWOS:000372370600002
PublisherWILEY, 111 RIVER ST, HOBOKEN 07030-5774, NJ USA
Scopus ID2-s2.0-84957850492
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Document TypeJournal article
CollectionDEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND BUSINESS ECONOMICS
Corresponding AuthorPhilip Law
AffiliationUniversity of Macau, Macau
First Author AffilicationUniversity of Macau
Corresponding Author AffilicationUniversity of Macau
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Philip Law,Desmond Yuen,Adrian Lei. A Cross-Cultural Examination of Auditors' Willingness to Relocate in Public Accounting: Evidence from Hong Kong and the United States[J]. International Journal of Auditing, 2016, 20(1), 17-41.
APA Philip Law., Desmond Yuen., & Adrian Lei (2016). A Cross-Cultural Examination of Auditors' Willingness to Relocate in Public Accounting: Evidence from Hong Kong and the United States. International Journal of Auditing, 20(1), 17-41.
MLA Philip Law,et al."A Cross-Cultural Examination of Auditors' Willingness to Relocate in Public Accounting: Evidence from Hong Kong and the United States".International Journal of Auditing 20.1(2016):17-41.
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