The Impact of Internal Audit Function Quality and Contribution on Audit Delays Mina Pizzinia Cox School of Business Southern Methodist University Dallas‚ TX mpizzini@cox.smu.edu Shu Lin Craig School of Business California State University‚ Fresno Fresno‚ CA shulin@csufresno.edu Mark Vargus LeBow College of Business Drexel University Philadelphia‚ PA 19104-2875 Douglas Ziegenfuss College of Business and Public Administration Old Dominion University Norfolk‚ VA 23529 dziegenf@odu.edu November
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IMPACT OF EMPLOYEE PERCEPTION AND ATTITUDE ON THE EFFECTIVENESS OF INTERNAL AUDIT IN PUBLIC SECTOR INSTITUTIONS A CASE STUDY OF NATIONAL SOCIAL SECURITY FUND IN KENYA ABSTRACT……………………………………………… …………………….…………..vii CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 1.0 2.0 Introduction…………………………………………………………………………….6 2.1 Internal Audit Function………………………………………………………………...6 2.2 Literature Review………………………………………………………………………7 2.3 Internal Audit Effectiveness……………………………………………………………8 2.4 Conceptual Framework………………………………………………………………
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this respect that the writer has chosen this topic: The impact of Internal auditing in the telecommunication industry with Vodafone Ghana Limited as the case study. 1.0 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Mautz and Sharaf (1961) defines auditing as a systematic process of objectivity; obtaining and evaluating evidence against assertion and established criteria and commence communicating the results to interested users. Internal auditing is an independent appraisal functions established within an
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ISSUES IN ACCOUNTING EDUCATION Vol. 24‚ No. 1 February 2009 pp. 63–76 Assessing Information Technology General Control Risk: An Instructional Case Carolyn Strand Norman‚ Mark D. Payne‚ and Valaria P. Vendrzyk ABSTRACT: Information Technology General Controls (ITGCs)‚ a fundamental category of internal controls‚ provide an overall foundation for reliance on any information produced by a system. Since the relation between ITGCs and the information produced by an organization’s various application
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way information flows into the system‚ the types of reports generated‚ and the level of detail. The amount of reliance on computers is a variable that affects the way an MIS is structured. Some require highly trained staff for data entry‚ quality control‚ and other MIS functions; other systems are less sophisticated. Ultimately‚ an organization’s MIS is based on its unique needs‚ capabilities and resources. As you finalize your plans for project implementation is an excellent time for a new grantee
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MANAGEMENT ANTIFRAUD PROGRAMS AND CONTROLS Guidance to Help Prevent and Deter Fraud PREFACE Some organizations have significantly lower levels of misappropriation of assets and are less susceptible to fraudulent financial reporting than other organizations because these organizations take proactive steps to prevent or deter fraud. It is only those organizations that seriously consider fraud risks and take proactive steps to create the right kind of climate to reduce its occurrence that
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statements describes an internal control questionnaire? It A. Provides detailed evidence regarding the substance of the control system. B. Takes less of the engagement client’s time to complete than other control evaluation devices. C. Requires that the internal auditor be in attendance to properly administer it. D. Provides indirect evidence that might need corroboration. 2. Each individual working paper should‚ at a minimum‚ contain A. An expression of the internal auditor’s overall opinion
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1 Fraudulent use of corporate credit cards will be minimized by which of the following controls? A. Subjecting credit card charges to the same expense controls as those used on regular company expense forms. B. Periodically reviewing the validity of the need for credit cards at executive and operating levels. C. Establishing a corporate policy on the issuance of credit cards to authorized employees. D. Reconciling the monthly statement from the credit card company with the submitted copies of
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Chapter 1 Background of the organization Establishment Addis Ababa Housing Construction Project Office (AAHCPO) is one of the Units administered by the City Government of Addis Ababa. The Project Office is an independent unit empowered by the City Government to construct standardized houses using cost effective technologies in the existing and expansion areas of the City. As indicated in the directive No 1/2001 (E.C.) article 6 with reference to the Project Office Establishment Proclamation No
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brought unprecedented challenges to survive . How to improve the ability to control the financial risks ‚ the economic crisis ‚ to be placed in front of the key issues for SMEs . Through the financial risk content ‚ features and causes of the crisis and its impact analysis ‚ so as to arrive for the improvement of SME financial risk or crisis control. Keywords financial crisis ; financial risks ; financial risk management and control 【 Abstract 】 In 2008‚ occurring in America’s financial crisis‚ and evolved
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