Essays about: "problem audit"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 65 essays containing the words problem audit.

  1. 11. The Changing Nature of the Audit Profession - Opportunities and Challenges with Digital Transformation and the Use of Audit Support Systems, Big Data and Data Analytics

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Gustaf Stensjö; [2020-07-01]
    Keywords : Auditing; Digital Transformation; Audit support systems; Big data; Data analytics;

    Abstract : This exploratory study aims to illustrate the changing nature of the audit profession by providing a comprehensive overview of the main challenges and opportunities that increasingly sophisticated audit support systems with more Big data and Data analytics capabilities induce upon the profession, and how these are addressed. The empirical findings are based on ten semi-structured interviews with eight different practitioners from the Big Four auditing firms, of which four are closely involved in the digitalisation and transformation processes at each respective firm. READ MORE

  2. 12. Unprofessionalism in the audit profession

    University essay from Jönköping University/IHH, Företagsekonomi

    Author : Anna Blomquist; Elin Jonasson; [2020]
    Keywords : audit profession; unprofessionalism; professionalism; the SIA; disciplinary cases;

    Abstract : Background and problem: The audit profession have developed through the history as the auditor’s associations has becoming rule-making bodies. Auditors has become an even more important function, which leads to greater responsibility and more obligations. READ MORE

  3. 13. Using Elasticsearch for full-text searches on unstructured data

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för informationsteknologi

    Author : Jennny Olsson; [2019]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : In order to perform effective searches on large amounts of data it is not viable to simply scan through all of said data. A well established solution for this problem is to generate an index based on the data. READ MORE

  4. 14. Do some individual auditors exhibit a systematic audit quality problem? Swedish evidence on the self-contagion effect of low-quality audits

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för redovisning och finansiering

    Author : Jonas Johansson; Björn Pemer; [2019]
    Keywords : audit quality; audit fees; self-contagion; revoked license;

    Abstract : The purpose of this study is to test for self-contagion of low-quality audits among individual auditors in privately held companies, using both input and output proxies for audit quality. We conduct three types of empirical tests, using three types of proxies for audit quality. READ MORE

  5. 15. Towards a prototype of a modular biogas system

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

    Author : Arvid Emilsson; Andreas Buhrgard; [2019]
    Keywords : Biogas; Vehicle gas; CHP; micro-CHP; farm-based; energy audit; techno-economic analysis; energy evaluation; upgrading; water-scrubber; small-scale; scalable; stand-alone; mass-production;

    Abstract : As of today, large unused potential for biogas production exist within the Swedish agriculture sector. The biogas production within this sector is, however, associated with several problems such as poor energy efficiency and non-profitable systems. This is to some degree due to lack of standardized technical solutions. READ MORE