Business Faculty Publications
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2011
Publication Title
International Journal of Auditing
Keywords
Accounting/Taxation
Disciplines
Accounting
Abstract
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 brought about sweeping changes that were meant to improve corporate reporting in the United States and to restore investor confidence following some of the largest business failures in US history. This study examines one requirement of this legislation, the certification of the financial statements by the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) by surveying stakeholder constituent groups to determine whether this new requirement is effective in accomplishing the goals established by Congress and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). This is accomplished by using Cameron's strategic constituencies model to test seven research questions developed from the current literature which provides various points of view regarding the appropriateness of the CEO/CFO certification. Based on the results of these tests, we see that there are significant differences among the perceptions of the constituent groups as to the effectiveness of this requirement.
Recommended Citation
Engebretson, T. J., Meier, H. (2011). "The Perceived Effectiveness of the Officer Certification Requirement under Sarbanes-Oxley". International Journal of Auditing, 15, pp. 176-190.
DOI
10.1111/j.1099-1123.2011.00428.x
Version
Postprint
Publisher's Statement
This is the accepted version of the following article: Engebretson, T. J., Meier, H. (2011). "The Perceived Effectiveness of the Officer Certification Requirement under Sarbanes-Oxley". International Journal of Auditing, 15, pp. 176-190., which has been published in final form at http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1099-1123.2011.00428.x/abstract
Volume
15
