نوع مقاله : مقاله پژوهشی

نویسندگان

1 دانشجوی دکتری حسابداری، واحد علوم و تحقیقات، دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی، تهران، ایران.

2 گروه حسابداری، واحد کرج ، دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی، کرج، ایران.

3 گروه ریاضی، واحد علوم و تحقیقات، دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی، تهران، ایران.

4 گروه حسابداری، واحد علوم و تحقیقات، دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی، تهران ، ایران.

چکیده

امروزه تحلیل پوششی داده‌ها تکنیکی مناسب و سودمند برای سنجش و ارزیابی کارایی واحدهای تصمیم‌گیرنده می‌باشد. این تکنیک در ارزیابی کارایی واحدها در حسابرسی نیز ابزاری کارامد محسوب می‌شود. از این‌رو، هدف این مقاله آن است تا با به‌کارگیری تحلیل پوششی داده‌ها، کارایی موسسات حسابرسی را از نظر کیفیت حسابرسی مورد بررسی قرار دهد. مبانی نظری و داده‌های پژوهش حاضر براساس مطالعات کتابخانه‌ای از صنعت داروسازی شرکت‌های فعال در بورس اوراق بهادار تهران جمع‌آوری شده است. در این پژوهش، متغیر خروجی کیفیت حسابرسی و متغیرهای ورودی شامل تعداد شرکای موسسات حسابرسی، حق‌الزحمه حسابرسی و نفر ساعات کار حسابرسی در هر شرکت می‌باشد. نتایج با استفاده از روش کارایی متقاطع تحلیل پوششی داده‌ها، نشان می‌دهد موسسات حسابرسی بهمند، آزموده کاران و آروین ارقام پارس رتبه‌های اول تا سوم را از لحاظ کارایی برخوردار هستند. شواهد این پژوهش تایید می‌نمایند که تحلیل پوششی داده‌ها می‌تواند به‌عنوان روشی مناسب برای تجزیه‌و‌تحلیل کارایی موسسات حسابرسی در سیاست‌گذاری‌های بازار سرمایه به‌منظور ارزیابی کیفیت کار حسابرسان در راستای حمایت از سرمایه‌گذاران توسط تحلیل‌گران مالی و سیاست‌گذاران بازار سرمایه قرار گیرد.

کلیدواژه‌ها

موضوعات

عنوان مقاله [English]

Evaluate the efficiency of audit firms using data envelopment analysis

نویسندگان [English]

  • Rezvan Shaban 1
  • Bahman Banimahd 2
  • Farhad Hosseinzadeh Lotfi 3
  • Hashem Nikoumaram 4

1 Phd Student of Accounting, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.

2 Department Accounting, Karaj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Karaj, Iran.

3 Department of Mathematics, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.

4 Department of Accounting, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.

چکیده [English]

Data envelopment analysis is a suitable and useful technique for measuring and evaluating the efficiency of decision-making units. This technique is also an effective tool in evaluating the efficiency of units in auditing. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to evaluate the efficiency of audit firms in terms of audit quality by using data envelopment analysis. Theoretical foundations and data of this study are based on library studies of the pharmaceutical industry of companies listed in the Tehran Stock Exchange. In this study, the output variable is audit quality and input variables include the number of partners of auditing firms, audit fees and auditing hours. The results, using the cross-functional method of data envelopment analysis, show that Behmand, Azmoodeh Karan and Arvin Argham Pars have the first to third ranks in terms of efficiency. Evidence from this study confirms that data envelopment analysis can be used as an appropriate method for analyzing the efficiency of audit firms in in order to assess the quality of auditors' work to support investors by financial analysts and capital market policymakers.

کلیدواژه‌ها [English]

  • Audit firms
  • Data envelopment analysis
  • Audit quality and efficiency
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