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Encyclopedia 2024 Outstanding Contributor Award
01 Apr 2024
Dear Colleagues, We are pleased to announce that the “Encyclopedia 2024 Outstanding Contributor Award” is open for applications now. We will award two outstanding contributors for the Encyclopedia platform (https://encyclopedia.pub/) and Encyclopedia journal in 2024. All contributors will be selected after a thorough evaluation by the journal award committee, led by the Editor-in-Chief, Prof. Dr. Raffaele Barretta, and the winners will be announced in March 2025. Eligibility for the Award:To be eligible, applicants must meet at least one of the following criteria:– The applicants must have published at least one qualified entry/video/image on the Encyclopedia platform in 2024;– The applicants must have published at least one paper in the Encyclopedia journal in 2024. Selection Criteria:The award committee will evaluate applications based on a comprehensive consideration of the following criteria:– The quantity and quality of entries/videos/images and papers contributed;– Scientific merit and broad impact;– View, citation, and download rates in 2024. Document for Application:Curriculum vitae (please contact our office if you need a template of the form). The Prize:– CHF 300 (Swiss francs) for each winner;– An opportunity to publish one paper free of charge in the Encyclopedia journal before 31 December 2025 following peer review for each winner;– An electronic certificate for each winner. Application Deadline:15 January 2025. Please send your curriculum vitae to our office before the deadline (encyclopedia@mdpi.com). The winners will be announced on the journal website in March 2025. Kind regards,Encyclopedia Editorial Office
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Encyclopedia 2024, 4(3), 1100-1116; https://doi.org/10.3390/encyclopedia4030071
Encyclopedia 2024, 4(3), 1091-1099; https://doi.org/10.3390/encyclopedia4030070

Public company audits are not homogenous. Varying audit partner attributes, including gender, age, location, and expertise, play important roles in explaining audit outcome disparities. The extant literature underscores the influence of firm-level and office-level differences, in areas such as size, culture, and industry expertise, in shaping audit outcomes. Commonwealth countries, such as the U.K., Australia, New Zealand, and Continental European countries, along with Asian economic entities, mandate the disclosure of audit partner names. Consequently, significant research efforts have been devoted to investigating the impact of audit partner characteristics on audit outcomes in these jurisdictions. With the adoption of Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) Rule 3211, mandating disclosure of audit engagement partner details for U.S.-registered public accounting firms on Form AP, there has been a surge in U.S. firm research exploring the significance of audit partner characteristics on audit outcomes in recent years. This paper outlines research that considers audit partner attributes’ influence on audit partner selection and audit quality across different economic entities. This entry contributes by synthesizing findings from recent research across diverse economic contexts, including the recently available insights from U.S.-based audits. The analysis of this entry not only provides insights into the current state of audit partner research but also delineates avenues for future research on this topic.

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