sh.sePublications
Change search
CiteExportLink to record
Permanent link

Direct link
Cite
Citation style
  • apa
  • ieee
  • modern-language-association-8th-edition
  • vancouver
  • harvard-anglia-ruskin-university
  • apa-old-doi-prefix.csl
  • sodertorns-hogskola-harvard.csl
  • sodertorns-hogskola-oxford.csl
  • Other style
More styles
Language
  • de-DE
  • en-GB
  • en-US
  • fi-FI
  • nn-NO
  • nn-NB
  • sv-SE
  • Other locale
More languages
Output format
  • html
  • text
  • asciidoc
  • rtf
Revisorers uppfattning om legitimitet vid AI-användning i revisionsarbetet: En kvantitativ studie av IESBA:s fem etiska principer
Södertörn University, School of Social Sciences, Business Studies.
Södertörn University, School of Social Sciences, Business Studies.
2025 (Swedish)Independent thesis Advanced level (degree of Master (Two Years)), 20 credits / 30 HE creditsStudent thesis
Abstract [sv]

Till följd av digitaliseringens utveckling har revisionsbranschen och vad det innebär att vara revisor förändrats. När tekniken implementeras i olika arbetsprocesser, väcks frågor om yrkesrollens legitimitet och hur etiska principer ska förstås i en digital kontext. Denna studie undersöker hur svenska revisorer uppfattar legitimitet med implementeringen av artificiell intelligens (AI) i sin yrkesroll, med fokus på de etiska principer som definieras i IESBA:s etikkod: integritet, objektivitet, professionell kompetens och vederbörlig omsorg, tystnadsplikt samt professionellt uppträdande. Med utgångspunkt i legitimitetsteorin testas åtta hypoteser relaterade till individuella och organisatoriska faktorer, samt hur AI kan påverka IESBA. En kvantitativ metod har tillämpats och primärdatan som bestod av 96 enkätsvar analyserades genom en korrelationsmatris och multipla regressionsmodeller.  I studien framkom tre faktorer som hade en signifikant påverkan på om AI uppfattas som legitimt. Det återfinns ett positivt signifikant samband mellan legitimitet och kön. Därtill finns ett positivt signifikant samband mellan legitimitet och AI-användning. Slutligen finner studien ett negativt signifikant samband mellan legitimitet och uppfattningen av AI:s påverkan på IESBA:s principer. Studien tillämpar legitimitetsteorin i ett relativt nytt och aktuellt ämne och fyller det identifierade forskningsgapet. Studien bidrar med ny kunskap genom att belysa revisorns egen uppfattning om hur tekniken kan upplevas överensstämma med yrkesetikens kärnvärden. Studiens resultat kan vara relevant för bland annat företagsledningar i revisionsbyråer, branschorganisationer och utbildningsinstitutioner.

Abstract [en]

As a result of the digitization, the audit industry and what it entails to be an auditor has changed. As technology is being implemented in various work processes, questions are raised about the legitimacy of the professional role and how ethical principles should be understood in a digital context. This study examines how Swedish auditors perceive legitimacy with the implementation of artificial intelligence (AI) in their professional role, focusing on the ethical principles defined in the IESBA’s Code of Ethics: integrity, objectivity, professional competence & due care, confidentiality, and professional behavior. Using the legitimacy theory as a base, eight hypotheses are tested related to individual factors, organizational factors, and how AI can affect IESBA. A quantitative method has been applied and the primary data consisting of 96 survey responses were analyzed through a correlation matrix and multiple regression models.  The study revealed three factors that had a significant impact on whether AI is perceived as legitimate. There is a positive significant relationship between legitimacy and gender. In addition, there is a positive significant relationship between legitimacy and AI use. Finally, the study finds a negative significant relationship between legitimacy and the perception of AI’s impact on the IESBA principles. The study applies legitimacy theory to a relatively new and topical subject, fulfilling the identified research gap. The study contributes new knowledge by highlighting the auditor’s own perspective on how technology can be perceived to be consistent with the core values of professional ethics. The study’s results may be relevant to, among others, management in audit firms, industry associations, and educational institutions.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2025. , p. 63
Keywords [en]
Legitimacy, ethics, artificial intelligence, IESBA, audit, integrity, objectivity, professional competence, due care, confidentiality, professional behavior, technological development
Keywords [sv]
Legitimitet, etik, artificiell intelligens, IESBA, revision, integritet, objektivitet, professionell kompetens, vederbörlig omsorg, tystnadsplikt, professionellt uppträdande, teknologisk utveckling
National Category
Social Sciences Business Administration
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:sh:diva-57638OAI: oai:DiVA.org:sh-57638DiVA, id: diva2:1975212
Subject / course
Business Studies
Supervisors
Examiners
Available from: 2025-06-26 Created: 2025-06-23 Last updated: 2025-10-07Bibliographically approved

Open Access in DiVA

fulltext(3248 kB)221 downloads
File information
File name FULLTEXT01.pdfFile size 3248 kBChecksum SHA-512
3161e07e3489eaa3721761651e60c451401cdf585c4f6d4420462d38a501bdb80d965909e59c14ddb4f60e4ff6ff7c44514ee403f4c4951f5ce10ecc420482fa
Type fulltextMimetype application/pdf

By organisation
Business Studies
Social SciencesBusiness Administration

Search outside of DiVA

GoogleGoogle Scholar
Total: 222 downloads
The number of downloads is the sum of all downloads of full texts. It may include eg previous versions that are now no longer available

urn-nbn

Altmetric score

urn-nbn
Total: 232 hits
CiteExportLink to record
Permanent link

Direct link
Cite
Citation style
  • apa
  • ieee
  • modern-language-association-8th-edition
  • vancouver
  • harvard-anglia-ruskin-university
  • apa-old-doi-prefix.csl
  • sodertorns-hogskola-harvard.csl
  • sodertorns-hogskola-oxford.csl
  • Other style
More styles
Language
  • de-DE
  • en-GB
  • en-US
  • fi-FI
  • nn-NO
  • nn-NB
  • sv-SE
  • Other locale
More languages
Output format
  • html
  • text
  • asciidoc
  • rtf