利益冲突、审计需求与审计师力量——对CPA行业监管制度与聘用机制的思考

由于审计本身面临着各种利益冲突,审计意见的类型往往代表了不同利益方博弈的结果,因而最终很可能影响到审计合约是否继续。在我国特殊的制度背景下,审计需求已被扭曲,审计师在力量对比中处于劣势。因此,加大监管力度,建立科学、合理的审计师聘用机制,将会提高博弈中审计师的力量,从而有助于维护投资者的利益。

审计冲突、审计独立性与投资者保护

代理理论认为审计的作用在于减少信息不对称，从而降低代理成本。其前提是审计师的独立性，本文论述了审计独立性的影响因素，认为对审计冲突及博弈双方力量对比的分析能够使我们更好的了解审计独立性。最后，本文提出，保护投资者，维护审计独立性应注重相应的制度建设。

Measuring Audit Firms＇ Intellectual Capital as a Determinant of Audit Quality： A Suggested Model

The intellectual capital is a main source of competing advantage. Many studies developed measure（s） of intellectual capital of industrial and service firms. Few studies have tried to develop a reliable measure of intellectual capital in audit firms. This study extends the current models to provide more insight into the role of intellectual capital in audit firms. The aim of this study is to develop a quantitative model to measure audit firms＇ intellectual capital. The suggested model can be used to explore the relationship between the intellectual capital in audit firms and audit quality. The model combines the main components of intellectual capital （human capital, structural capital, and relational capital）. The suggested model provides a tool that may help to better manage the intellectual capital in audit firms. As this is a theoretical study, a number of hypotheses are presented for testing in the future.