Behavioral Implications of Big Data's Impact on Audit Judgment and Decision Making and Future Research Directions

被引:196
作者
Brown-Liburd, Helen [1 ]
Issa, Hussein [2 ]
Lombardi, Danielle [3 ]
机构
[1] Rutgers State Univ, Newark, NJ 07102 USA
[2] Rutgers State Univ, New Brunswick, NJ 08903 USA
[3] Villanova Univ, Villanova, PA 19085 USA
关键词
Big Data; audit judgment; data analytics; information processing weaknesses; INFORMATION OVERLOAD; IRRELEVANT INFORMATION; QUALITY; AMBIGUITY; MODEL; RISK; LOAD; DETERMINANTS; PERSPECTIVES; INDIVIDUALS;
D O I
10.2308/acch-51023
中图分类号
F8 [财政、金融];
学科分类号
0202 ;
摘要
This paper addresses information processing weaknesses and limitations that can impede the effective use and analysis of Big Data in an audit environment. Drawing on the literature from psychology and auditing, we present the behavioral implications Big Data has on audit judgment by addressing the issues of information overload, information relevance, pattern recognition, and ambiguity. We also discuss the challenges that auditors encounter when incorporating Big Data in audit analyses and the various analytical tools that are currently used by companies in the analysis of Big Data. The manuscript concludes by raising questions that future research might address related to utilizing Big Data in auditing.
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页码:451 / 468
页数:18
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