Purpose – Poverty is a plague which has continental manifestation, but its impact is heavily felt in several Muslim majority nations (MMNs), where unemployment, illiteracy, chronic diseases, food shortage, sectarian wars and wave of militancy are surging at alarming rates. The purpose of this...

1. Corporate misbehaviour and corporate governance -- 2. Defining corporate governance : the background -- 3. Regulation and auditing : ethics and professionalism -- 4. Theory and corporate phenomena : concepts and frameworks -- 5. Audit committees and auditor independence : the research...