Factors affecting audit quality in registered companies in Libya

The study is motivated by academic available literature on the need to examine factors
affecting audit quality in developing economy like Libya. The purpose of this study is to
examine the factors affecting audit quality in registered companies in Libya. This study is
based on three variables that are used to understand and analyze the level of audit
quality within audit firm in Libya. The three variables that are measured in this current
study are: independence auditor, audit firm size and audit fees. The data were collected
through the distribution of questionnaires to 80 respondents in Libya and processed using Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) software for the purpose of this study. By using correlation and regression analysis, the findings of the study show that there is a positively significant relationship between independent auditor and audit firm size and
audit quality. On the other hand, audit fees indicates a positive but insignificant
correlation with audit quality