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Who Are We Hiring? Characteristics Of Entrants To The Profession, Heather M. Hermanson, Mary C. Hill, Susan H. Ivancevich
Who Are We Hiring? Characteristics Of Entrants To The Profession, Heather M. Hermanson, Mary C. Hill, Susan H. Ivancevich
Faculty and Research Publications
Presents the results of a survey among auditors hired by a large international accounting firm in the U.S. as of 2002. Demographic characteristics of new hires; Factors important to new hires in selecting their employer; Initial job expectations of new hires.
Audit Committee Effectiveness: A Synthesis Of The Empirical Audit Committee Literature, F. Todd Dezoort, Dana R. Hermanson, Deborah S. Archambeault, Scott A. Reed
Audit Committee Effectiveness: A Synthesis Of The Empirical Audit Committee Literature, F. Todd Dezoort, Dana R. Hermanson, Deborah S. Archambeault, Scott A. Reed
Faculty and Research Publications
The article describes the factors that contribute to audit committee effectiveness. An effective audit committee has qualified members with the authority and resources to protect stakeholder interests by ensuring reliable financial reporting, internal controls, and risk management through its diligent oversight efforts. The determinants of audit committee effectiveness includes the audit committee composition, authority, resources and diligence. The major U.S. stock exchanges require that audit committees be composed of at least three independent, financially literate directors. Team issues also are relevant when considering audit committee composition. The audit committee derives its authority from the full board of directors, federal law …