Most research focuses on the role of audit committees in the private sector and less in the public sector, especially public hospitals. Therefore, we investigate the role and quality of public hospital audit committees in controlling problems in financial reporting and in major Federal award...

In the midst of a time plagued by corporate scandals, Tyco has captured headlines and undoubtedly shocked and appalled many inside and outside the business world. While there is little doubt of Tyco's absence of morality and ethics, blame cannot be simply placed on the organization itself....