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This literature review evaluates 146 empirical research studies on audit committees (AC) composition and resources which focus on the period after the Sarbanes Oxley Act (SOX). I will briefly introduce the theoretical, normative and empirical AC framework that comprises an adequate structure of...
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Internal audit (IA) is theoretically considered a key element of modern corporate governance. Surprisingly, the existing knowledge on IA and its relation to the internal corporate governance structure is miscellaneous and rare. Consequently, empirical findings on the internal audit function...
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The purpose of this study is to investigate the firm-level factors effect on the audit pricing in China and Pakistan … of each country and run separate model. The results of separate models show that, in the case of Pakistan auditors mainly … their auditing firm in future. The study concludes that audit pricing in Pakistan is more rational in comparison to China. …
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The effectiveness and efficiency of the internal corporate governance structure depends on different governance bodies within the organization. As crucial parts of good governance they provide constituting, monitoring and controlling tasks concerning the risk management and internal control...
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The European Commission (EC) regulation draft of 2011 contains the external mandatory auditor rotation (audit firm rotation) as a reform measure to increase auditor independence. The external auditor firm rotation could supplement the internal mandatory rotation (auditor rotation) by the 8th EC...
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The materiality principle supports the information function of financial accounting as to what information could usefully be published to enhance investors' decisions. Therefore, materiality guides the entity preparing the accounts to present relevant financial information and to prevent...
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