A Study of Workplace Ethics and Its Impact on Audit Quality

Abstract

Workplace ethics play a crucial role in shaping organizational culture and influencing key outcomes such as audit quality. This study investigates the relationship between workplace ethics and audit quality using a survey-based quantitative approach. Responses were collected from 50 accounting professionals using a structured questionnaire measuring ethical perceptions and audit-related performance indicators. The findings reveal a strong, statistically significant positive correlation between perceived workplace ethics and audit quality, which was not statistically significant. These results suggest that while ethics may influence audit quality, other contextual or structural variables could also play an important role. The study discusses implications for organizational leadership, audit practices, and policy development aimed at improving audit reliability through ethical reinforcement.