Dr. Luc Quadackers

Dr. Luc Quadackers

Researcher and consultant

Luc Quadackers is an experienced auditing researcher and consultant with a strong academic and practical background in audit quality and professional skepticism. He earned his PhD in Auditing and has published influential work on auditor skepticism, audit risk, and judgment and decision-making, including studies on skeptical characteristics and audit risk models in leading journals such as European Accounting Review. His research explores behavioral aspects of auditing, risk-based audit planning, and the role of interpersonal trust and judgment in audit quality.

Luc has held academic positions and contributed extensively to knowledge dissemination in the auditing profession. He is Knowledge Dissemination Consultant at the Foundation for Auditing Research (FAR) and has a background as a writer, business journalist, and educator. His work bridges theory and practice, aiming to improve audit methodologies and professional standards.

Articles & Publications

Assurance on Sustainability

Download file The introduction of the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and the European Sustainability

Zekerheid over duurzaamheid

De introductie van de Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) en de European Sustainability Reporting Standards

MAB summary of round table discussion on Audit Quality Indicators

A roundtable meeting was held on January 25 on the search for suitable audit quality

Professional Paper: Fouten of Fraude (NL-version)

Een manager die fraudeert in de jaarrekening zal proberen zijn bedrog te verbergen. Als de

Professional Paper: Error or Fraud (ENG-version)

A manager who cheats on financial statements will try to hide his fraud. If the

Professional paper: Hoe leren goed te leren?

Accountantsorganisaties zijn druk bezig om de determinanten van controlekwaliteit te doorgronden en op basis daarvan

Society paper: denken als een adviseur

Denken als een adviseur helpt accountant bij frauderisico’s: staan de beste stuurlui toch aan wal?

Wat kunnen we leren van auditing research?

Deze publicatie bevat vier samenvattingen van academische artikelen die door FAR-onderzoekers als praktisch relevant worden

What can we learn from auditing research?

One of the main goals of FAR is to unlock academic knowledge for practical application.

What can we learn about culture from Jere’s completed FAR Research?

The theme of the 2024 FAR conference is Audit Firm Culture and Audit Quality. The