Improving audit effectiveness / editor, Gerald Vinten.

Audit committees (ACs) are a powerful tool in effective corporate governance. This study examines the functioning of ACs in Bahrain from the responses of 30 companies listed on the Bahrain stock exchange. Data were collected from questionnaires from companies and the audit firms. The study primarily...

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Other Authors: Vinten, Gerald
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Bradford, England : Emerald Group Pub., ©2004.
Series:Managerial auditing journal ; v. 19, no. 7.
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Summary:Audit committees (ACs) are a powerful tool in effective corporate governance. This study examines the functioning of ACs in Bahrain from the responses of 30 companies listed on the Bahrain stock exchange. Data were collected from questionnaires from companies and the audit firms. The study primarily focuses on the extent to which companies in Bahrain have been following the standard recommendations and guidelines provided by the blue ribbon committee (BRC). Size, type of auditors and industry type influence the establishment of ACs in Bahrain. The establishment of ACs have been slow yet, most.
Physical Description:1 online resource (147 pages).
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:1845440455
9781845440459
1845442091
9781845442095
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.