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, and governance (ESG) matters. We give evidence for organizations' and IAFs' ESG maturity driving ESG reporting, while IAFs …
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This study examines experimentally how dishonest behavior in the form of misreporting others' performance depends on the nature of provided incentives. We conduct a 'lab in the field' experiment with internal auditors during two large conferences in Germany and evaluate their performance and...
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We examine whether internal auditing provides value to organizations by reducing risk. We compare the changes in risks between audited business units and matched non-audited units within the same company. This design allows us to isolate the importance of an internal audit while holding constant...
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Although auditors invest significantly in technology, research has provided limited evidence of the ability of audit technology to enhance audit outcomes. Using a unique and proprietary dataset, our study examines the effects of technology-based audit techniques (TBATs) on the efficiency and...
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This study investigates the internationalization of internal audit functions by examining possible drivers of permanently employing internal auditors in foreign countries. As corporate scandals, the ongoing globalization and increased environmental complexity necessitate new approaches to...
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Internal audit (IA) is theoretically considered a key element of modern corporate governance. Surprisingly, the … existing knowledge on IA and its relation to the internal corporate governance structure is miscellaneous and rare …. Consequently, empirical findings on the internal audit function (IAF) within companies' corporate governance framework in the …
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, stake- and shareholders or social responsibility. Obviously, the concept of corporate governance encompassing the Internal …
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In addition to the well-known facilitators of good corporate governance, such as executive boards (EBs) and audit …
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With the growing importance of internal auditing, academics and practitioners emphasize the importance of an adequate and adaptable staffing approach of the function. Since internal audit resources are considered a crucial component of internal audit quality, we investigate the circumstances...
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This paper examines the different factors which impact the compensation level of chief audit executives (CAE) and sheds light on often unobservable and, therefore, opaque drivers of CAE remuneration. An ordered logistic regression is used to analyze the effects of internal audit function (IAF)...
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