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The kids are bickering and sniping: missteps in collaborative management

Hensler, Douglas A. - In: Managerial Auditing Journal 17 (2002) 7, pp. 412-416

One of the methods used to develop “integrated management” is a collaborative management style by an organization … leader. Known under a number of monikers including collaborative management, empowerment, and pushing decisions down, these … attempts sometimes yield negative results emanating from a misunderstanding of what collaborative management means. The aim of …

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Social audit and accountability in IT management

Mraovic´, Branka - In: Managerial Auditing Journal 18 (2003) 3, pp. 166-179

are implemented within organisations, which means that a continual evaluation of IT management programmes is needed, not … management. …

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Oliveira, Jonas; Lima Rodrigues, Lúcia; Craig, Russell - In: Managerial Auditing Journal 26 (2011) 9, pp. 817-839

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to assess the risk‐related disclosure (RRD) practices in annual reports for 2005 Portuguese companies in the non‐finance sector. Design/methodology/approach – The paper conducts a content analysis of a sample of 81 companies (42 listed and 39...

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The Internal Auditor – Education and Training: The Partnership Concept

Rezaee, Zabihollah; Lander, Gerald H. - In: Managerial Auditing Journal 6 (1991) 2

member of the management decision‐making process. Internal auditors now are providing management with information of a … auditor′s work and the perceptions of management and the public concerning audits. The function of internal auditors is not … to participate with management in high‐level decision making. The partnership concept of internal auditing is needed to …

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Managing Accountants Effectively

Acton, Liz; Kleiner, Brian H. - In: Managerial Auditing Journal 6 (1991) 1

The accountants′ world is changing greatly as a result of, inter alia , emerging technologies, global competition, increasing complexity, dynamic effects, dramatic growth, and new laws. To manage accountants effectively in this evolving environment, new techniques are eeded to support and...

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The Audit Committee and Internal Audit

Cooper, Barry J. - In: Managerial Auditing Journal 8 (1993) 3

effect in respect of good corporate management and control. …

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Poisoned Chocolate? Corporate Governance and the Cadbury Report

Mitchell, John A. - In: Managerial Auditing Journal 8 (1993) 3

The failure of many important UK companies during the last five years brought to the fore an area which has been of concern to Internal Audit for many years: namely, how can we ensure that corporations are managed properly? On 1 December 1992 the Cadbury Committee on the Financial Aspects of...

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The Role of the Quality Assurance Professional in Determining Quality Costs

Keogh, William - In: Managerial Auditing Journal 9 (1994) 4, pp. 23-32

quality assurance managers working in very different total quality management (TQM) environments: Company A manufactures and … difficulties identified can be categorized as: management, the quality assurance/accountancy interface, communications, internal …

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Special Projects by Internal Auditors

Ratliff, Richard L.; Brackner, James W.; Hanks, Steven H. - In: Managerial Auditing Journal 9 (1994) 5, pp. 24-30

The science and discipline of management have undergone some remarkable changes in recent years. These changes affect … five issues related to the above observations: (1) how to ensure auditor competence; (2) how to gain senior management …

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Management Training and Development Expenditures

Craven, B.M.; McNulty, M.B. - In: Managerial Auditing Journal 9 (1994) 6, pp. 3-9

Proposes that far more attention needs to be given to the evaluation of managerial training and development expenditures (MTDEs) to ensure that they represent an adequate return on corporate investment expenditure. Suggests that internal auditors are currently much better equipped than human...

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