@ARTICLE{Hajiha, author = {Asadiyan Owghani, Asghar and Hajiha, Zohreh and Royaee, Ramazanali and Vakilifard, Hamidreza and }, title = {Investigating the Impact of Ethical Ideology and the Threat ‎of Self-Interest on Ethical Decision-Making of Auditors}, volume = {1}, number = {4}, abstract ={Background: Ethical ideology as an individual factor and the ‎threat of self-interest as an environmental factor can affect ‎the ethical conduct of the individual. Therefore, the purpose ‎of this study was to examine the impact of ethical ideology ‎and the threat of self-interest on the ethical decision-making ‎process of auditors.‎ Method: This is a quasi-experimental study. The statistical ‎population includes auditors who working in the private sector ‎audit firms and statistical sample include 186 members of the ‎community. Data were collected through a questionnaire and ‎analyzed using structural equation model.‎ Results: Findings show that idealist ethical ideology and the ‎threat of self-interest have a direct and significant impact on ‎the ethical decision-making process of auditors. But the ‎relative ethical ideology has an indirect impact on the ethical ‎decision-making process of auditors.‎ Conclusion: The results of this research show the impact of ‎ethical ideology and the threat of self-interest in the ethical ‎decision-making skills of auditors. Therefore, it is imperative ‎that audit firms provide ethical training courses to inform ‎auditors of ethical issues.‎ }, URL = {http://ijethics.com/article-1-51-en.html}, eprint = {http://ijethics.com/article-1-51-en.pdf}, journal = {International Journal of Ethics and Society}, doi = {}, year = {2020} }