The Effect of Brainstorming Guidelines on Individual Auditors’ Identification of Potential Frauds
Posted: 28 Apr 2018
Date Written: October 26, 2017
Abstract
Revised auditing standards and a focus by regulators on the detection of financial statement fraud have resulted in calls for research to examine alternative forms of fraud brainstorming. We examine the effect of using extended brainstorming guidelines, developed in the psychology literature as part of facilitator training, on auditors’ individual brainstorming performance prior to attending the team brainstorming meeting. We find that these additional brainstorming guidelines help auditors identify a greater quantity and quality of potential frauds. Our findings suggest an easy to implement approach to enhance auditors’ performance in fraud brainstorming.
Keywords: audit planning, brainstorming guidelines, fraud identification, individual brainstorming
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