Exploring past, present and future trends in public sector auditing research: a literature review

G Mattei, G Grossi, J Guthrie AM - Meditari Accountancy Research, 2021 - emerald.com
Purpose Public sector auditing research has changed rapidly over the past four decades.
This paper aims to reveal how the field has developed and identify avenues for future …

In search of a measure of effectiveness for internal audit functions: an institutional perspective

R Lenz, G Sarens, KK Jeppesen - Edpacs, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Internal auditing (IA) effectiveness is still viewed, to large extent, as a “black box” in
academic research. In this article, relevant empirical studies based on self-assessments of …

The role of auditing in the fight against corruption

KK Jeppesen - The British Accounting Review, 2019 - Elsevier
The purpose of this paper is to analyze how various types of auditing may contribute to fight
corruption. While previous literature has primarily addressed auditing's ability to prevent …

Corporate governance and internal audit: an institutional theory perspective

C Vadasi, M Bekiaris, A Andrikopoulos - Corporate Governance: The …, 2019 - emerald.com
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Insight Books and journals Case studies Expert Briefings Open Access Publish with us …

Professionalizing the assurance of sustainability reports: the auditors' perspective

O Boiral, I Heras-Saizarbitoria… - Accounting, Auditing & …, 2020 - emerald.com
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the professionalism and
professionalization of sustainability assurance providers based on the experiences and …

The role of internal auditing in corporate governance: a Foucauldian analysis

DG Mihret, B Grant - Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal, 2017 - emerald.com
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to articulate the conceptual foundations of the role of
internal auditing in corporate governance by drawing on Michel Foucault's concept of …

The effect of internal audit function quality and internal audit contribution to external audit on audit fees

M Mat Zain, M Zaman… - International journal of …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Corporate governance mandates and listing rules identify internal audit functions (IAF) as a
central internal control mechanism. External auditors are expected to assess the quality of …

Ethics and internal audit: Moral will and moral skill in a heteronomous field

J Everett, MS Tremblay - Critical Perspectives on Accounting, 2014 - Elsevier
This paper examines ethics in the field of internal audit. A set of in-depth interviews, the
autobiography of ex-Vice President of Internal Audit of World Com, Cynthia Cooper, and the …

Probing the discriminatory power of characteristics of internal audit functions: Sorting the wheat from the chaff

R Lenz, G Sarens, K D'Silva - International Journal of Auditing, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
The purpose of this paper is to identify, examine and evaluate characteristics of an internal
audit function (IAF) that help to distinguish between two groups of IAFs with sharply …

The perceived scope of internal audit function in Libyan public enterprises

WO Abuazza, DG Mihret, K James… - Managerial Auditing …, 2015 - emerald.com
Purpose–The aim of this exploratory study is to examine the perceptions of stakeholders
regarding the scope of internal audit (IA) work in Libyan state-owned enterprises …