Figure 2.
The illustration presents two structural path models, where Panel A shows the negligent verdict outcome and Panel B shows negligence likelihood, each modelling the effects of consistency versus inconsistency with audit industry norms and the use of drones versus human staff on foreseeability and downstream negligence judgments, with numerical path coefficients displayed on each arrow along with significance indicators, showing that use of drones has a significant positive effect on foreseeability, foreseeability has a strong positive effect on both negligent verdicts and negligence likelihood, direct effects of drone use on negligence outcomes are non-significant, and consistency with audit industry norms has a significant negative direct effect on drone use but non-significant direct effects on foreseeability and negligence outcomes.Standardized factor coefficients for the mediated-moderation analysis (Hayes (2018) approach, Model 8)
Note(s): *, **, *** indicates statistical significance at the 0.05, 0.01 and 0.001 levels, respectively