Ashley A. Austin

University of Richmond

Assistant Professor

28 Westhampton Way

Richmond, VA 23173

United States

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The Data Analytics Journey: Interactions among Auditors, Managers, Regulation, and Technology

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The Data Analytics Journey: Interactions among Auditors, Managers, Regulation, and Technology

Number of pages: 53 Posted: 03 Aug 2018 Last Revised: 03 Apr 2020
Ashley A. Austin, Tina Carpenter, Margaret H. Christ and Christy Nielson
University of Richmond, University of Georgia - C. Herman and Mary Virginia Terry College of Business, University of Georgia - Terry College of Business and University of Mississippiaffiliation not provided to SSRN
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Accounting; Audit Quality; Financial Reporting Quality; Data Analytics; Fraud; Audit Fees

The Data Analytics Journey: Interactions among Auditors, Managers, Regulation, and Technology

Contemporary Accounting Research, Forthcoming
Posted: 19 Apr 2021
Ashley A. Austin, Tina Carpenter, Margaret H. Christ and Christy Nielson
University of Richmond, University of Georgia - C. Herman and Mary Virginia Terry College of Business, University of Georgia - Terry College of Business and University of Mississippiaffiliation not provided to SSRN

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accounting, audit fees, audit quality, data analytics, financial reporting quality, regulation

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Game Changer: Can Modifications to Audit Firm Communication Improve Auditors’ Actions in Response to Heightened Fraud Risk?

Number of pages: 57 Posted: 14 Apr 2017 Last Revised: 12 Aug 2021
Ashley A. Austin and Tina Carpenter
University of Richmond and University of Georgia - C. Herman and Mary Virginia Terry College of Business
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financial reporting fraud; auditor judgment; gamification; cognitive processing; fraud detection

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Improving Auditors’ Consideration of Evidence Contradicting Management's Estimate Assumptions

Number of pages: 38 Posted: 13 Jul 2016 Last Revised: 01 May 2019
Ashley A. Austin, Jacqueline S. Hammersley and Michael Ricci
University of Richmond, University of Georgia - J.M. Tull School of Accounting and University of Florida - Fisher School of Accounting
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Documentation, complex estimates, assumptions, motivated reasoning

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Empowering Auditors to Pursue Fraud During Evidence Evaluation

Number of pages: 56 Posted: 05 Oct 2018 Last Revised: 05 Oct 2022
Ashley A. Austin, Tina Carpenter, Margaret H. Christ and Christy Nielson
University of Richmond, University of Georgia - C. Herman and Mary Virginia Terry College of Business, University of Georgia - Terry College of Business and University of Mississippiaffiliation not provided to SSRN
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audit quality; budget pressure; empowerment; fraud; professional skepticism; time constraints.

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Remembering Fraud in the Future: Investigating and Improving Auditors’ Attention to Fraud during Audit Testing

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Remembering Fraud in the Future: Investigating and Improving Auditors’ Attention to Fraud during Audit Testing

Number of pages: 48 Posted: 20 Sep 2017 Last Revised: 28 Oct 2022
Ashley A. Austin
University of Richmond
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fraud risk; skeptical actions; prospective memory; implementation intentions

Remembering Fraud in the Future: Investigating and Improving Auditors’ Attention to Fraud during Audit Testing

Contemporary Accounting Research, Forthcoming
Posted: 08 Mar 2023
Ashley A. Austin
University of Richmond

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fraud risk, skeptical actions, prospective memory, implementation intentions

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Improving Auditors’ Consideration of Evidence Contradicting Management’s Estimate Assumptions

Contemporary Accounting Research, Forthcoming
Posted: 24 Jun 2019
Ashley A. Austin, Jacqueline S. Hammersley and Michael Ricci
University of Richmond, University of Georgia - J.M. Tull School of Accounting and University of Florida - Fisher School of Accounting

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documentation, complex estimates, assumptions, motivated reasoning

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Fraud and Auditors’ Responsibility

Routledge Companion to Auditing, edited by David Hay, W. Robert Knechel and Marleen Willekens, 2014
Posted: 10 May 2014
Tina Carpenter and Ashley A. Austin
University of Georgia - C. Herman and Mary Virginia Terry College of Business and University of Richmond

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