Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate differences in the degree of usage and compliance with the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) International Standards for the Professional Practices of Internal Auditing (Standards) by the Egyptian listed companies' internal audit...

Corporate investment in compliance in general and compliance management systems (CMS) in particular, follow the cardinal management obligation to always obey the law (so-called "management duty to legality"). But does the compliance function as any other corporate investment really add value...

The intent of this research is to determine if the IAF can add value to the organization in other ways besides corporate governance. The proposed project will demonstrate through an interpretive process study using case study research how the internal audit function can be a strategic business...

Internal auditing is gaining more and more recognition as an important tool for improving organizational performance. In many countries, both public and private sectors advance internal audit as a profession, process and body of knowledge. The Philippines is one such country having put in place...

IT-Compliance bezeichnet einen Zustand, in dem alle die IT des Unternehmens betreffenden und verbindlich vorgegebenen bzw. als verbindlich akzeptierten Vorgaben nachweislich eingehalten werden. Sofern die Vorgaben aus Gesetzen stammen, bedeutet dies, dass sich Unternehmen an geltendes Recht zu...

After decades of debate, new global norms are emerging in the field of human rights that clearly define a company's social responsibility. The UN and the OECD have adopted these new standards which impose a due diligence duty on companies to avoid human rights abuses related to the corporate...

Regulatory standards developed by non-state, private actors are regularly incorporated in contemporary international commercial contracts. In this way, lead firms in the supply chain, such as large retailers and brand-name companies, seek to ensure specific qualities of the goods and services...