Essays Tagged: "Internal audit"

Organizational Behavior at Lewis and Lewis.

ed to fourteen people.Task and Job DescriptionTasks are distributed on the basis of specialization: auditing, tax, government and consulting. Very few tasks are performed by routine; each day may incl ... forces formed where people from different divisions work together on a project. The exception is an auditing team, created when the company embarks on an external auditing job and sends four or five p ...

(19 pages) 369 0 4.9 Apr/2003

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies

Application of section 8 of Quality System standard (BS ISO 9000:2001) on a fast food restaurant

re no action, and poor and very poor, that require further investigation or corrective action.8.2.2 Internal AuditThe standard requires to perform internal quality audits, so as to ensure that the sys ... quality triangle. Jackson-Ashton (1995) Achieving BS EN ISO 9000, The Sunday Times Business Skills.Internal auditing identifies problems in the operation of the quality system; the corrective action ...

(8 pages) 106 0 3.0 Mar/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

Discuss in detail the role of internal auditing, types of internal auditing and how internal audits add value to an organisation.

"The area of internal auditing is ripe for a wide variety of research" (Sarens G., Beelde D.I, 2004, p. 2)Interna ... n appraisal activity which is established as a service to the organisation. The IIA defines the New Internal Auditing definition as "an independent, objective assurance and consulting activity designe ... e services to management is broader than the more traditional concept of appraisal and that today's internal auditors often contribute to better management by providing an internal consulting resource ...

(15 pages) 353 0 4.3 Mar/2005

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Accounting

Professional Dilemma and Values Conflict

ack to bite you. After much deliberation, I decided to copy her time sheets and turn them in to our internal audit division. The internal audit division conducted an audit on all of our timesheets and ...

(3 pages) 133 0 1.0 Apr/2005

Subjects: Humanities Essays

Choosing Accounting as a career.

nting to look into.There are four different types of accounting: public, management, government and internal. Public accountants perform a broad range of accounting, auditing, tax, and consulting acti ... vate businesses and individuals whose activities are subject to government regulations or taxation. Internal auditors verify the accuracy of their organization's internal records and check for mismana ...

(5 pages) 181 0 3.8 Sep/2005

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Accounting

Case Study: Internal analysis of Ryanair

in: Johnson, G. et al., 2005. Exploring Corporate Strategy. 7th ed. Essex: Pearson Education Ltd.1. Internal audit of tangible, financial and intangible resourcesTangible Resources1. Human Resources* ... war)Employment policyEffective employment handling: Every 7th employee (191 in total) was promoted internally (Annual Report 2004, p. 5), keeping people who already know the company which in turn red ...

(5 pages) 511 0 4.3 Mar/2006

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies

Professional Dilemma and Conflicting Values Paper

ack to bite you. After much deliberation, I decided to copy her time sheets and turn them in to our internal audit division. The internal audit division conducted an audit on all of our timesheets and ...

(3 pages) 103 0 3.0 Jul/2006

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Post completion audit

value of the projected costs and benefits?* What is the target rate of return?* Does the project's internal rate of return exceed this? (Or does it have a positive net present value?)* How risky is t ... not review the operation of investment projects may be ignoring the opportunities to improve their internal processes, regarded by Johnson as critical to improving performance [4].According to Garvin ...

(6 pages) 98 0 3.0 Jul/2006

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Accounting

'External public auditors have a direct and positive influence on the way organizations and people in the public service discharge their responsibilities' Discuss

al statements prepared by the management of the organization and may also include an examination of internal financial control systems. Compliance audit involves the examination of financial and budge ... , blur the evaluation of such programs.It is important to also look at the relationship between the internal auditors and the public external auditors. A common view is that it is the duty of the mana ...

(7 pages) 12 0 0.0 Apr/2008

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

'External public auditors have a direct and positive influence on the way organizations and people in the public service discharge their responsibilities' Discuss

al statements prepared by the management of the organization and may also include an examination of internal financial control systems. Compliance audit involves the examination of financial and budge ... , blur the evaluation of such programs.It is important to also look at the relationship between the internal auditors and the public external auditors. A common view is that it is the duty of the mana ...

(7 pages) 61 0 4.9 Apr/2008

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Accounting

Control Mechanisms Paper

oard of Directors. Responsibilities are extensive, including overseeing of the company's systems of internal control, including compliance of financial reports, implementing policy and procedures, alo ... tee shall have responsibility for overseeing that management has implemented an effective system of internal control to promote the reliability of financial and operating information and compliance, i ...

(4 pages) 91 0 0.0 Apr/2009

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

How Control Mechanisms affect AT&T

ompany, the independent auditor's qualifications and independence, the performance of the Company's internal audit function and independent auditors, and the compliance by the Company with legal and r ... se of avoiding state taxes according to Doan (2009). This implies even though AT&T has operated internal auditing function, AT&T need to reinforce its preliminary auditing process to prevent s ...

(6 pages) 29 0 0.0 Dec/2009

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management > Management Planning & Decision Making