Advances in Managerial Auditing Research
Vol. 1 No. 1 (2023): October - January

Can Audit Fees and Auditor Competence Affect Auditor Motivation?

Edy Susanto (Universitas Muslim Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
28 Jan 2023

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine and analyze the effect of audit fees and auditor competence on auditor motivation at the Public Accounting Firm (KAP) in Makassar city. The population in this study were all auditors who worked at KAP in Makassar, totaling 48 auditors. The sample selection was carried out using the census method, in which all members of the population were used as samples. The data used in this study are primary data collected by distributing questionnaires to all respondents, with data analysis techniques that will be carried out namely descriptive statistical tests, validity and reliability tests, classical assumption tests, multiple linear regression analysis and hypothesis testing which consists of testing partial (t test) and simultaneous test (f test). The results of the study show that audit fees have a positive and significant effect on auditor motivation. This indicates that the greater the fee received by an auditor, the more motivated he is in carrying out his duties. Meanwhile, auditor competence has a negative and significant effect on auditor motivation at the Public Accounting Firm in Makassar city

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Journal Info

Abbrev

AMAR

Publisher

Subject

Economics, Econometrics & Finance

Description

Founded in 2023, Advances in Managerial Auditing Research publishes original research that promises to advance our understanding of auditing over diverse topics and research methods. This Journal welcomes research of significance across a wide range of primary and applied research methods, including ...