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Record Nr.

UNINA9910449966803321

Titolo

Improving audit effectiveness [[electronic resource] /] / Editor, Gerald Vinten

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bradford, England, : Emerald Group Publishing, c2004

ISBN

1-280-51468-X

9786610514687

1-84544-209-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (148 p.)

Collana

Managerial Auditing Journal. No. 7 ; ; Vol. 19

Altri autori (Persone)

VintenGerald

Disciplina

657

Soggetti

Auditing

Accounting

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

CONTENTS; EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD; Abstracts and keywords; A study of the audit committees' functioning in Bahrain Empirical findings; A quality self-assessment model; The ability of analytical procedures to signal transaction errors; International knowledge, skills, and abilities of auditors/accountants Evidence from recent competency studies; Audit expectation gap The case of Malaysia; Environmental management and auditing systems The reality of environmental self-regulation; An examination of the relationship between internal and external audit in the Saudi Arabian corporate sector

Antecedents and consequences of organizational commitment to accounting organizationsFactors contributing to auditor-change decisions in Malta; News items

Sommario/riassunto

Audit committees (ACs) are a powerful tool in effective corporate governance. This study examines the functioning of ACs in Bahrain from the responses of 30 companies listed on the Bahrain stock exchange. Data were collected from questionnaires from companies and the audit firms. The study primarily focuses on the extent to which companies in Bahrain have been following the standard recommendations and guidelines provided by the blue ribbon



committee (BRC). Size, type of auditors and industry type influence the establishment of ACs in Bahrain. The establishment of ACs have been slow yet, most

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Record Nr.

UNISA996214307803316

Titolo

Liberal democracy Nepal bulletin

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New Mexico, : Nepal Study Center, University of New Mexico, 2005-

Altri autori (Persone)

BoharaAlok K

Disciplina

954

Soggetti

Democracy - Nepal

Democracy

Politics and government

Periodicals.

Nepal Politics and government Periodicals

Nepal

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Periodico

Note generali

Title from title screen.

Editor: 2005-, Alok K. Bohara.

Issues for 2005- include special issue with proceedings of the Liberal Democracy Nepal Workshop.