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<h2>Informed Consent</h2>

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<p>Dear Participant</p>

<p>You are invited to participate in an academic research study conducted by Nicky Nicholls from the Department of Economics and Willem Gray from the Department of Accounting at the University of Pretoria.</p>

<p>The purpose of the study is to learn more about auditors' decision-making, specifically around willingness to invest in improvements to audit processes.</p>

<p>Please note the following:  </p>
<p>This is an anonymous study, and your personal information will not be gathered in the survey. The responses you give will be strictly confidential as you cannot be identified based on the answers you give. </p>

<p>Your participation in this study is very important to us. You may, however, choose not to participate and you may also stop participating at any time without any negative consequences. Incomplete responses will be deleted from our stored data, so a decision to stop participating will also result in your data being removed from our study. All data collected for this study will be stored on a safe and secure platform as governed by the University of Pretoria’s Research Data Management Policy. </p>

<p>Please answer the questions as honestly as possible. This survey should not take more than 10-15 minutes of your time. The results of the study will be used for academic purposes only and may be published in an academic journal. We will provide you with a summary of our findings on request. </p>

<p>By continuing with the survey you confirm that: </p>
<p>You have read and understand the information provided above. </p>
<p>You give your consent to participate in the study on a voluntary basis. </p>

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