Jurnal Ilmiah Akuntansi dan Bisnis
Vol 18 No 1 (2023)

Determination of Auditors' Ethical Perception and Individual Morality as Intervening Variables

Sigit Hermawan (Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Muhammadiyah Sidoarjo, Indonesia)
Salsa Billa Rahma Imania (Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Muhammadiyah Sidoarjo, Indonesia)
Duwi Rahayu (Faculty of Economy and Business Universitas Muhammadiyah Sidoarjo, Indonesia)
Sarwendah Biduri (Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Muhammadiyah Sidoarjo, Indonesia)
Ruci Arizanda Rahayu (Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Muhammadiyah Sidoarjo, Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
31 Jan 2023

Abstract

Auditors’ ethical perception is influenced by both positive and negative factors. This research aimed to obtain the empirical evidence related to the influence of love of money, Machiavellianism, and religiosity, on auditors' ethical perception and individual morality as intervening variables. The research involved 14 public accounting firms with 65 auditors selected as the research samples obtained using a purposive sampling technique. The collected data were then analyzed using Partial Least Square Structural Equation Modeling (PLS SEM). The research results showed that love of money, Machiavellianism, and religiosity influenced the auditor's ethical perception and individual morality. However, individual morality could not be considered as the intervening variable in this research. Based on the research results, public accounting firms had proven that auditors' ethical perception and individual morality could be improved by reducing love of money, eliminating Machiavellianism, and increasing religiosity belonging to the auditors. Keywords: love of money, machiavellian nature, religiosity, individual morality, ethical perception

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Journal Info

Abbrev

jiab

Publisher

Subject

Economics, Econometrics & Finance

Description

JIAB exists to publish high quality research papers in accounting, corporate finance, corporate governance and their interfaces. The interfaces are relevant in many areas such as financial reporting and communication, valuation, financial performance measurement and managerial reward and control ...