نوع مقاله : مقاله پژوهشی
عنوان مقاله English
نویسندگان English
Linguistic features in audit reports play a role in the accurate and transparent transmission of financial information to various stakeholders and directly affect stakeholders' understanding, interpretation, and decision-making. The fundamental determinants of linguistic features when facing key and complex audit matters have not been deeply investigated. This research was conducted with the aim of examining this issue using the qualitative method of "grounded theory." Data were collected through semi-structured interviews. Data analysis was performed using software, and its validity and reliability were confirmed. The findings led to the identification of six factors: organizational and managerial (culture and leadership style), environmental and legal (standards and regulatory requirements), technological (artificial intelligence), inherent characteristics of the key audit matter (complexity), individual auditor characteristics (expertise and experience), and finally, diverse stakeholder expectations. These factors delineate dynamic relationships as causal, contextual, intervening, strategies, and consequences conditions. The research method was grounded theory and was conducted in the year 1404 (AH). Data were collected through interviews with 30 experts in the audit profession, including independent auditors, internal audit managers, audit committee members, and university professors. The statistical population of this study consisted of professionals with at least 10 years of experience in the audit profession and a master's degree or higher in the field of accounting and auditing. The results showed that language in audit reports is not merely a neutral tool, but rather dynamic and influential, capable of affecting social cohesion among stakeholders and the quality of decision-making. By providing a comprehensive theoretical framework, this research offers a basis for auditors to improve the transparency and effectiveness of reports, and suggests directions for future research.
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