Internal pressure is a pervasive threat to the objectivity inherent in internal audit, according to new research. More than half of North American chief audit executives (CAEs) surveyed said they had ...

Pressure from within companies on internal auditors to go easy on their audits remains extensive and pervasive, according to new research. Processing Content The report, released Tuesday by the ...

Academic research in internal audit provides best practices and pertinent information for external and internal auditors. Below, we summarize recent internal audit research from leading academic ...

An internal auditor is a company employee hired to provide independent and objective evaluations of its financial and operational activities.

Internal Auditing is an independent, objective assurance and consulting activity designed to add value and improve an organization's operations. It helps an organization accomplish objectives by ...

New research indicates that external auditors are likely to rely on the work of internal auditors only under certain circumstances. Processing Content Professor James Bierstaker of the Villanova ...

Internal auditors are a company's financial watchdogs. Their task is to objectively examine a company's financial documents and review the operating procedures independent of management. When internal ...

While there has been much talk about business operations becoming Agile, we are now hearing talk of Agile happening in places you might not expect. Like internal audit. Most of us don’t normally think ...

Internal Audit offers independent, objective assurance and consulting services to improve Northwestern University's operations. Internal Audit assists Northwestern University leadership in ...

An internal audit helps a company ensure it has the proper controls, governance and risk management processes in place, according to the Institute of Internal Auditors. By nature, it's an independent ...