ETHICAL PRACTICES OF THE AUDITING PROFESSION
LUMINITA IONESCUABSTRACT. Ashbaugh notes that audit standards require auditors to conduct audits being independent in mental attitude from their clients. Curtis explores the impact of mood on individuals’ ethical decision-making processes through the Graham model of Principled Organizational Dissent. As Carmichael et al. put it, ethical audit determines the internal and external consistency of a company’s values base. Coram et al. find that organizations with an internal audit function are more likely than those without such a function to detect and self-report fraud. (pp. 103–106) JEL Classification: A20, G34, M42