Essays about: "demand for assurance services"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 essays containing the words demand for assurance services.

  1. 1. Which small firm manager will opt out of having a voluntary audit in Sweden?

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Caroline Nilsson; Naseer Hameed; [2017]
    Keywords : Voluntary audit; Statutory audit; Managerial characteristics; Small firm;

    Abstract : The business world and its perceived complex accounting structure has made a path for audit to acquire a key role in terms of delivering independent opinions considering the management assertions of the financial statements, as well as in assurance and advisory services. Both opinions and services are equally important for managers, owners and stakeholders of companies that are obliged to issue an audit report and for companies that operate in a context where audits are voluntary. READ MORE

  3. 2. The Auditor’s Role in a Digital World : Empirical evidence on auditors’ perceived role and its implications on the principal-agent justification

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Andreas Caringe; Erik Holm; [2017]
    Keywords : Auditor’s Role; Big Data; ERP; XBRL; Technology; Principal-Agent Theory;

    Abstract : Most of the theory that concerns auditing relates to agency theory where auditors' role is to mitigate the information asymmetry between principals and agents. During the last decade, we have witnessed technological advancements across the society, advancements which also have affected the auditing profession. READ MORE

  4. 3. Predicting Service Metrics from Device Statistics in a Container-Based Environment

    University essay from KTH/Kommunikationsnät

    Author : Zuoying Jiang; [2015]
    Keywords : Quality of service; analytics; machine learning; container; Docker;

    Abstract : Service assurance is critical for high-demand services running on telecom clouds. While service performance metrics may not always be available in real time to telecom operators or service providers, service performance prediction becomes an important building block for such a system. However, it is generally hard to achieve. READ MORE

  5. 4. Distributed databases for Multi Mediation : Scalability, Availability & Performance

    University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för kommunikationssystem

    Author : NSR Sankaran Kuruganti; [2015]
    Keywords : Availability; Benchmarking; Distributed databases; Performance; Scalability.;

    Abstract : Context: Multi Mediation is a process of collecting data from network(s) & network elements, pre-processing this data and distributing it to various systems like Big Data analysis, Billing Systems, Network Monitoring Systems, and Service Assurance etc. With the growing demand for networks and emergence of new services, data collected from networks is growing. READ MORE

  6. 5. Quality Management in the Service Industry : A comparative study between sharing economy companies and traditional companies

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Minja-Isabelle Eriksson Enqvist; [2015]
    Keywords : Sharing economy; collaborative consumption; taxi industry; quality management; management control; service companies.;

    Abstract : The biggest barrier for expansion and adoption in the field of sharing economy is risk and fear regarding safety. This new company form has resulted in higher competition in the service industry, resulting in increased focus on high quality. READ MORE