Investigating factors affecting auditors' behavioral bias with a combined method

The purpose of this research is to provide a model for the auditor's behavioral bias with a combined approach (foundation data and structural rates). The first stage of this research was conducted in the framework of a qualitative approach and by applying the foundation data research method, and also in the second stage, the relationship between independent variables and dependent variables was measured with structural equations to check the effectiveness. The data collection tool was semi-structured interviews, and in order to collect information, interviews were conducted with 20 audit experts using the targeted sampling method. And information was collected through in-depth interviews. The time domain of this research is for the years 1399-1400. Data analysis was done in three stages of open, central and selective coding. The qualitative model of the research was designed and the structural equations confirmed the existence of relationships.