The Empirical Study Of The External Auditor Selection

Abstract

<p>This study aims to examine the influence of good corporate governance and the characteristics of the company on the external auditor selection empirically. The companies need to pay attention to the factors that influence the external auditor selection in order to obtain a high quality auditor. This study was conducted at the companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) and follows the Corporate Governance Perception Index (CGPI) in the year 2010-2014. The total sample of 35 was obtained by using the purposive sampling method. The dependent variable used was the external auditor selection, while the independent variable used was good corporate governance, the size of the company, profitability, leverage, and audit fees. The logistic regression analysis method was used to examine the hypothesis of this study. The results of this study showed that variable corporate governance, leverage and audit fees did not have a significant effect on the external auditor selection. While the variable size of the company and the profitability had a significant effect on the external auditor selection.</p>