Audit Committee Expectations on the Effectiveness of the Internal Audit Function: A Malaysian Perspective

This study draws on a multi-theoretical lens to explore how the contextual and environmental factors have impacted on the internal audit practices of listed issuers in Malaysia. This study finds that listed issuers decouple the regulatory requirements to stay legitimate. Top management’s scepticism...

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Main Author: Lee, Soo Sin
Format: Thesis
Published: Curtin University 2017
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/59670
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description This study draws on a multi-theoretical lens to explore how the contextual and environmental factors have impacted on the internal audit practices of listed issuers in Malaysia. This study finds that listed issuers decouple the regulatory requirements to stay legitimate. Top management’s scepticism over value contribution of internal audit function has relegated its significant role in governance. A refined framework is developed incorporating the audit committee’s expectation on enhancement of the effectiveness of the internal audit function.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-596702017-12-18T04:22:34Z Audit Committee Expectations on the Effectiveness of the Internal Audit Function: A Malaysian Perspective Lee, Soo Sin This study draws on a multi-theoretical lens to explore how the contextual and environmental factors have impacted on the internal audit practices of listed issuers in Malaysia. This study finds that listed issuers decouple the regulatory requirements to stay legitimate. Top management’s scepticism over value contribution of internal audit function has relegated its significant role in governance. A refined framework is developed incorporating the audit committee’s expectation on enhancement of the effectiveness of the internal audit function. 2017 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/59670 Curtin University fulltext
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Audit Committee Expectations on the Effectiveness of the Internal Audit Function: A Malaysian Perspective
title Audit Committee Expectations on the Effectiveness of the Internal Audit Function: A Malaysian Perspective
title_full Audit Committee Expectations on the Effectiveness of the Internal Audit Function: A Malaysian Perspective
title_fullStr Audit Committee Expectations on the Effectiveness of the Internal Audit Function: A Malaysian Perspective
title_full_unstemmed Audit Committee Expectations on the Effectiveness of the Internal Audit Function: A Malaysian Perspective
title_short Audit Committee Expectations on the Effectiveness of the Internal Audit Function: A Malaysian Perspective
title_sort audit committee expectations on the effectiveness of the internal audit function: a malaysian perspective
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/59670