MUDRA:JournalofFinanceandAccounting
Vol.9(2),Jul-Dec2022,pp. 91-100
DOI: 10.17492/jpi.mudra.v9i2.922206
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Knowledge of External Auditor with Reference to Corporate Governance
Yagna Pankaj Vyas*, Priyanshi Jariwala** and Kinjal Mistry***
ABSTRACT
This study investigated the knowledge of external auditors about corporate governance.
The study has four objectives which determine audit report, audit size, audit hours and
audit feeswhich are affected by corporate governance. The study adopted a descriptive
research design which assisted to examine the influence of external auditors. The sample
size was 60 collected from external auditors of the companies. The non – probability
sampling method was used. The data was then well examined and checked for
completeness and comprehensibility. A Likert type of scale was used to evaluate answers
varying from strongly agree to strongly disagree. The data was coded and analyzed by
the use of descriptive statistics using EXCEL and SPSS. The frequency test, Normality
test, Chi-Square test, and Mann-Whitney test were used. In this study, there is no
relationship found between the genders of respondents on knowledge of corporate
governance and even there is no relationship found between the experiences of
respondents on knowledge of corporate governance. Further research can be done by
checking the knowledge of corporate governance between internal and external auditors,
and even by collecting data from different cities or districts for more accuracy and by
applying other sampling techniques.
Keywords:External Auditors; Corporate Governance; Audit Report; Audit Size;
Corporate Board.
1.0Introduction
This study aims to investigate the external auditor's knowledge of corporate
governance. The external auditor has the responsibility to verify the general ledger of the
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*Corresponding author; Assistant Professor, Department of Commerce, B.V. Patel Institute of
Commerce, Uka Tarsadia University, Barodli, Gujarat, India (E-mail: yagna.vyas@utu.ac.in)
**Student, Department of Commerce, B.V. Patel Institute of Commerce, Uka Tarsadia University,
Barodli, Gujarat, India (E-mail: priyanshijariwala23@gmail.com)
***Teaching Assistant, Department of Commerce, B.V. Patel Institute of Commerce, Uka
Tarsadia University, Bardoli,Gujarat, India (E-mail: kinjal.nmistry@utu.ac.in)