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...

Purpose This chapter adopts Porter’s ‘audit trinity’ approach comprising internal audit, external audit and audit committee to discuss the role auditing can play in the management of corporate fraud. Design/methodology/approach The chapter maps the historical background of and the...