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This dissertation investigates two research questions arising from the regulation of internal controls required by Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX). The first research question asks whether better internal controls can enhance firm performance? To address this question, the relation between...
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We examine changes in internal auditing during the time of the Enron and WorldCom disasters and the related legislative and media focus on internal control and corporate governance. Data gathered from 271 mid-sized US public companies reveal that internal audit budgets, staffing levels, meetings...
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The purpose of this paper is to assess the extent to which pension accounting represents an enabling or emancipatory … accounting. Many countries are facing a so-called “pensions crisis” which is reflected in and arguably, to some extent at least …, is precipitated by accounting. Occupational pensions in the UK are focused upon and their role in the pension crisis …
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creative, but legitimate, accounting techniques to enhance their reported profits. This article identifies the principal … techniques used and assesses, in the context of the efficient markets hypothesis, whether manipulation of accounting information …
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regulations has shown that there is a difference between accounting profit and financial profit both in terms of theory and … simplified annual financial statements. Agro-economists do not need any basic accounting skills to collect and sort the data. It …
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Integration of risk management and management control is emerging as an important area in the wake of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and with ongoing development of frameworks such as the Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) framework from the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission...
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Rinkos sąlygomis kiekviena įmonė siekia užimti ir išlaikyti geriausią rinkos dalį. Viena iš priemonių tai pasiekti – efektyvi įmonės vidaus kontrolė. Stiprėjant konkurencijai, sparčiai plėtojantis ir keičiantis technologijoms, taip pat sudėtingėjant verslo projektams bei...
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Business process design is primarily driven by process improvement objectives. However, the role of control objectives stemming from regulations and standards is becoming increasingly important for businesses in light of recent events that led to some of the largest scandals in corporate...
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This study provides preliminary support for the notion that internal audit function assists in reducing external audit effort and fees. Data on internal audit characteristics and activities are obtained from survey respondents of Hong Kong companies and audit fee model data are acquired from...
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business unit with two role, i.e as social agent and as business unit. Accounting information system provide the hospital with … easiness to do any activities efficiently and will increase the internal controlling on the inpatient health service on the …
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