In this article, we investigate the influence of remote working on social bonding in Big Four audit firms. Through analysis of 42 interviews, we show that remote working places less demand on auditors to get involved in their firms’ collectives, in addition to individualizing their experience of work and reducing spontaneous mutual support mechanisms. While remote working is […]
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Auditeurs: Quelles sont les qualités émotionnelles requises pour persévérer dans “l’enfer de l’audit” ?
Bonding forged in “auditing hell”: The emotional qualities of Big Four auditors This article investigates how auditors come to make a longer-term commitment to their profession through coping with the demands and intensity of working in the Big Four firms. Through analysis of ethnographic data and thirty-one interviews, we show that the difficulties of team […]