Directive 1937/2019 on the protection of persons who report breaches of Union law became effective very recently. However, Directive 1937/2019 lacks sufficient guidance on the implementation or governance of whistleblowing frameworks. In addition, the existing literature lacks a definition of...

Corruption poses a significant challenge to economic development and governance worldwide, with its detrimental effects permeating various levels of society. In the context of Greece, where corruption has been a longstanding issue, the role of internal audit mechanisms within local government...

Empirical research identifies whistleblowing as one of the most effective internal antifraud controls. Very recently, Directive 1937/2019 became effective in the EU, aiming to deal with the defragmentation of whistleblowing legislation among the member states and provide common minimum accepted...

From an Internal Audit perspective, the integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) into credit risk modelling through Machine Learning (ML) algorithms presents significant challenges due to the complexity and multidimensional nature of these models. While AI enhances predictive performance and...

Purpose - Microfinance institutions (MFIs) are recognised as a niche market where microloans and other financial services are provided to the poor, especially in developing economies. This study examines the relationship between the presence of the Internal Audit (IA) function, loan losses, and...

This study investigates the impact of corporate governance mechanism on money laundering operations in publicly listed firms in Nigeria, emphasising the efficacy of governance measures and the mediating function of internal audits. The study employed purposive sampling to analyse 177 firms...

This study investigates the nexus between corporate governance, internal audit quality, and the sustainability of banks within in a developing country context. This study adopts a quantitative explanatory research design to analyze a panel dataset comprising 15 Ghanaian banks over the period...

This study aims to investigate how sustainable innovation (SI) influences the relationship between internal audit effectiveness (IAE) and sustainability auditing (SA) practices in Libya's public sector, providing valuable insights into its implications for public finance governance and financial...

The purpose of this study is to look into the role of internal audit (IA) in reducing the effects of creative accounting (CA) on financial statement reliability in Jordanian Islamic Banks. The research study used the survey methodology to examine the role of internal audit (including...

The purpose of this paper is to systematically review the literature on the influential factors of internal audit effectiveness and articulate these factors in a conceptual model. A systematic literature review (SLR) is conducted to identify the influential factors of internal audit...

This study investigated four factors affecting internal audit effectiveness in Vietnam, namely, independence of internal audit, the competence of internal auditors, management support for internal audit, and quality of internal audit work. Quantitative and qualitative evaluations were conducted,...

For about three years now, the COVID-19 pandemic has kept the global economy on tenterhooks. Although the pandemic has now been declared "over", the consequences of this mega-example of disruptive developments are still being felt everywhere, also regarding the work of Internal Audit. In...

This study provides a critical review of the literature that examines and analyses how Fraud Prevention mediates the Effect of Internal Audit, Risk Management, Whistle Blowing System and Big Data Analytics on the Prevention of Financial Crime Behaviour. The problem discussed in this study is the...

Purpose This study examines the effects of board members’ compensation on the voluntary establishment of an internal audit function in publicly listed firms. While previous studies have identified some individual determinants related to the voluntary establishment of an internal audit...

Change of the economic and political system at the end of the last century led to the necessity of implementing reforms both in Georgia and the whole post-communist space in all fields of economy. It became necessary for proper management of economic activities of enterprises to establish the...

Research Question- What are the dominant themes in the existing literature and future research patterns in the field of risk management and internal audit? Motivation- With the evolution of the concepts of risk management and internal audit starting from early 21st century there is a significant...

Directive 1937/2019 on the protection of persons who report breaches of Union law became effective very recently. However, Directive 1937/2019 lacks sufficient guidance on the implementation or governance of whistleblowing frameworks. In addition, the existing literature lacks a definition of...

The paper focuses on analyzing key factors influencing the effectiveness of internal audit in the public sector of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). Through multiple regression analysis (Ordinary Least Squares-OLS), the impact of five independent variables (competence of internal auditors, size of...

Change of the economic and political system at the end of the last century led to the necessity of implementing reforms both in Georgia and the whole post-communist space in all fields of economy. It became necessary for proper management of economic activities of enterprises to establish the...

Greenwashing (GW) is a common business strategy employed by modern-day firms to realize sustainability and financial goals. However, the puzzle of whether GW and underlying conditions essential to improve the financial performance (FP) remains unresolved. This study aims to empirically...

State-Owned Enterprises (BUMNs) in Indonesia are faced with challenges due to the weak prevention of fraudulent financial statements. The prevention of fraudulent financial statements has long been a subject of discussion. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the relationship between...

The Egyptian economy has been facing challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic and global conflicts. This study, conducted from a macroeconomic perspective, has highlighted the importance of mandating audits for Egyptian SMEs, which primarily operate in the informal economy. This study draws on...